Alta, UT Snowfall A+

First snow Oct 3 · Last snow Jun 4 · 468.2 in/yr · Station: ALTA

Avg First Snow

Oct 3

Median over 30 seasons 1d late

Avg Last Snow

Jun 4

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

245 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

468.2 in

Rank #1 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 1 day later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

3.7

Sep

26.7

Oct

56.1

Nov

74.2

Dec

82.5

Jan

75.0

Feb

68.3

Mar

55.9

Apr

20.6

May

5.1

Jun

How Alta Compares

Alta snowfall vs Utah and U.S. medians
Measure	Alta	Utah median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	468.2 in	53.2 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 3	Nov 6	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Jun 4	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	245 days	157 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (8 in Utah, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Park City, UT14 km · 369"
Salt Lake City, UT28 km · 52"
Provo, UT40 km · 45"
Ogden, UT75 km · 55"
Logan, UT129 km · 44"

Ski Resorts in Utah

SnowbirdNov 25–May 26
BrightonNov 15–Apr 20
AltaNov 21–Apr 20
SolitudeNov 20–Apr 15
Brian HeadNov 20–Apr 15
Park City MountainNov 21–Apr 12

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for ALTA (USC00420072), 0 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.