Alta snow forecast

summit 3,217 m / 10,555 ft · vertical 614 m / 2,015 ft

Skiers-only Utah classic at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon, averaging over 13 m (500+ in) of light Wasatch powder a year.

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7-day snow forecast

Summit3,217 m / 10,555 ft0 cm (0 in)

Base2,602 m / 8,537 ft0 cm (0 in)

National Weather Service, next 7 days: 0 cm (0 in) (forecaster-adjusted, 2,878 m / 9,443 ft grid).

Day	Summit	Base	High/low
Tue 29	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	8°/1°C
Wed 30	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	11°/2°C
Thu 1	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	12°/4°C
Fri 2	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	15°/4°C
Sat 3	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	16°/6°C
Sun 4	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	17°/6°C
Mon 5	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	14°/5°C

New snow per day; high/low at the summit. Updated 30 Sep 2026, 03:31 UTC; days are local to the resort.

Observed snow

New, 24 h0 cm (0 in)

New, 72 h0 cm (0 in)

Snow depth3 cm (1 in)

Measured at Atwater (SNOTEL, 2,667 m / 8,750 ft, 2 km away), last reading 30 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC.

NOAA snowfall analysis: 0 cm (0 in) in 24 h, 1 cm (0 in) in 72 h.

Avalanche danger

No current rating from Salt Lake, Utah Avalanche Center.

Read the full avalanche forecast before heading into the backcountry.

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Resorts: © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Forecast: NOAA National Weather Service · Snow: USDA NRCS SNOTEL · Snowfall analysis: NOAA NOHRSC · Avalanche: Utah Avalanche Center