We’ve already seen a fantastic season, and odds are that it will only get better. With such a large state geographically, it is unusual for the wealth to be distributed so evenly – yet we see snowpacks 50 to 120% above normal throughout the entire state. These totals are significant, and it’s been noted that they’ve seen the snowiest October to February stretch in the 43-year history of the Collins. As of now, it’s already had 584 of snow which surpasses its historical winter snowfall average. Every major mountain range is experiencing huge totals: Alta Ski Area can be visited at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon, roughly an 8-mile drive. One of the more remarkable aspects of this season is the even distribution of above-normal snowfall throughout our mountains. Park City already seeing more snow than all of last year and passing its seasonal average already.
Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort on the Wasatch Back are having historically good seasons. All with well-over 400” on the season and Alta and Brighton on the cusp of passing 500”. Utah currently holds the top FOUR spots in most total season snowfall this year in North America (Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude Mountain Resort). Of course, this was then followed by their snowiest January in nearly TWO decades! When you put those together, that equals almost 500” of snow in early February and their highest October-January snowfall total since they started tracking more than 40 years ago!Īs you can see, we have already surpassed the season totals from last year (2021–22):Īlta isn’t alone in these impressive stats. This was followed by their snowiest December in more than a decade. Of course, this season is anything but typical.Īlta Ski Area, for example, recorded its snowiest November in more than a decade. That means that any and all snow we see from this point forward is just a bonus on top of an already “typical” season. The peak snowpack typically doesn’t occur until around April 10, so we are eight weeks ahead of schedule. That black line is this season and we are now at 100% of the median peak snowpack as a statewide average.
#Alta snow totals full#
Yet, we have already seen a full season’s worth of snowfall as a statewide average. If you are looking for the most snow in a calendar year, click here. It includes any snow from July 1st June 30th of the following year, not necessarily just snow that happened during winter. This season, we have completed half of those months – statistically, just over halfway through the season. This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Alta, Utah during a winter season from 19062023. Sure, we can get snow outside those months, but those are the months in which we average more than five feet of snow per month in the snowiest regions of the state. There are six months in which we can claim Utah mountains are “very snowy.” November, December, January, February, March, and April.
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