{
  "name": "Alta",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Alta Ski Area",
    "阿尔塔滑雪区"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/alta/",
  "summary": "A skiers-only resort in Alta, Utah, with 2,614 skiable acres and an average of 543 inches of snow a winter.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Utah",
    "latitude": 40.58,
    "longitude": -111.64
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3216,
    "village": 2600
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Late November",
    "closes": "Late April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.alta.com",
  "factsVerified": true,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 7,
        "windKmh": 17,
        "gustKmh": 55,
        "freezingLevelM": 4100
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 63,
          "freezingLevelM": 4100
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 41,
          "freezingLevelM": 3650
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 3950
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 27,
          "freezingLevelM": 4150
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 29,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 15
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 15
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 9
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 9
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "10:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
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        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 11,
        "windKmh": 15,
        "gustKmh": 53,
        "freezingLevelM": 4100
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 63,
          "freezingLevelM": 4100
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 3650
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 28,
          "freezingLevelM": 3950
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 4300
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 14
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 27,
          "freezingLevelM": 4150
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 16
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 29,
          "freezingLevelM": 4050
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 4350
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 18
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 13
          }
        }
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      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "10:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    }
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    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
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      "february": 11.6,
      "march": 14.1,
      "april": 11.4,
      "may": 7.7,
      "june": 1.6,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
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      "november": 7.7,
      "december": 10.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
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      "february": 15,
      "march": 16,
      "april": 13,
      "may": 7,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 8,
      "november": 9,
      "december": 12
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -12.8,
        "high": -5.6
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -12.5,
        "high": -5.4
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -9.6,
        "high": -2.2
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -6.8,
        "high": 1.6
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -2.3,
        "high": 6.4
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 4.8,
        "high": 15.3
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 10.7,
        "high": 20.5
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 9.5,
        "high": 18.9
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 5,
        "high": 14.4
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -2.9,
        "high": 5.9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -8.5,
        "high": -0.3
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -11.8,
        "high": -4.1
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 109,
      "2017/18": 84,
      "2018/19": 116,
      "2019/20": 78,
      "2020/21": 63,
      "2021/22": 95,
      "2022/23": 141,
      "2023/24": 117,
      "2024/25": 105,
      "2025/26": 92
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "About Alta Ski Area",
      "url": "https://www.alta.com/about"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia: Alta Ski Area",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_Ski_Area"
    },
    {
      "label": "J2Ski: Alta season dates",
      "url": "https://us.j2ski.com/american_ski_resorts/USA/Alta.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.com, Alta",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/alta/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alta lift and terrain status",
      "url": "https://www.alta.com/lift-terrain-status"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}