Alta Ski Area
A skiing-only legend in Utah's Wasatch Range, receiving some of the deepest and lightest powder on earth.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Alta Ski Area's heaviest snowfall lands in February; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Feb
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Oct – May
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Alta sits at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon in northern Utah, southeast of Salt Lake City. This is high, dry continental terrain in the Wasatch Range, with most of the skiing above the tree line in a steep, rock-walled basin.
Getting there
Fly into Salt Lake City (SLC), about 45 minutes from the resort by road.
- Salt Lake City (SLC)45 minutesDirections
- Idaho Falls (IDA)4 hoursDirections
- Cedar City (CDC)4 hoursDirections
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