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Alta Ski Area — UT ski resort in winter

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Alta Ski Area

UT · Wasatch Range

🎿 Skis only

Mountain stats

Vertical drop
2,538 ft
Trails
117
Lifts
8 (4 HS chair)
Skiable acres
2,614
Base elevation
8,531 ft
Summit elevation
11,068 ft
Annual snowfall
548" / yr
Difficulty mix
15%Beginner
30%Intermediate
55%Advanced
0%Expert Only

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
63°/45°F
Sunny
9 mph SW
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 7:01 AM Sunset 7:47 PM12.8h daylight UV 7.3 — wear sunscreen

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
63°/ 45°
💨 7 mph WSW
Wed
Sep 9
65°/ 47°
💨 3 to 7 mph WNW
Thu
Sep 10
67°/ 52°
💨 7 mph SW
Fri
Sep 11
62°/ 48°
💨 7 mph WSW
Sat
Sep 12
64°/ 43°
💨 7 to 13 mph SSW
Sun
Sep 13
53°/ 37°
💨 8 mph W
Mon
Sep 14
57°/ 42°
💨 5 mph SSW
Tue
Sep 15
69°/ 46°
💨 18 mph S
trend
Wed
Sep 16
71°/ 48°
💨 19 mph SW
trend
Thu
Sep 17
69°/ 53°
💨 6 mph NW
trend

Where to stay

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Amenities

Ski schoolRentalsOn-mountain lodging

Around the resort

🍴 Eat nearby

Restaurants within ~25 km of the resort, sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Local sit-down

Regional cuisine + local spots

Family + casual

Burgers, pizza, diner-style

Cafe + breakfast

Coffee, bakery, morning fuel

Fast food

Quick eats on the road

Fine dining

Date night / celebration

Closest airport

SLC

Maps & cameras

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