When is the last time Alta reached a 100-inch base? I’m not entirely sure if this famed Little Cottonwood Canyon resort ever did in the last four years or so. Because of Utah’s recent, lean snow years, the snowpack as been… well… lean. But 2016 is a complete 360 as the storms keep on coming.
Powder has consistently dumped in the Wasatch all season so far, with no signs that it will let up. Alta in particular has done well, as the 100-inch base benchmark was achieved on February 5th after a surprise 13-inch storm blanketed upper Little Cottonwood Canyon. The resort is now 98% open with nary as rock or icy patch within sight. Frankly, now is the best time to ski in Utah in a long, long time.
Snowbird also is boasting a deep base at 97 inches as of this writing with 150 out of 169 trails open.
According to Ski Utah, other Utah resorts are doing awesome in the snow pack arena as well. Here are the numbers for each:
- Alta: 100 inches
- Snowbird: 97 inches
- Solitude: 84 inches
- Snowbasin: 82 inches
- Brighton: 80 inches
- Deer Valley: 72 inches
- Sundance: 70 inches
- Park City: 68 inches
- Brian Head: 64 inches
- Beaver Mountain: 63 inches
- Eagle Point: 62 inches
- Powder Mountain: 59 inches
- Cherry Peak: 48 inches
- Nordic Valley: 40 inches
To keep up to date on snow totals in Utah, keep tabs on SkiUtah.com