{
  "name": "Alta",
  "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": 3374,
    "village": 2600
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-November",
    "closes": "Late April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.alta.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z",
    "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": 11,
        "windKmh": 17,
        "gustKmh": 47,
        "freezingLevelM": 4400
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 49,
          "freezingLevelM": 4400
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 59,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 3800
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 25,
          "freezingLevelM": 3950
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 4250
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.1
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 8
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "15:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "Rain or snow overnight.",
      "detail": "Starting around 3am, easing by 4am. Under 1 cm in the next 24 hours. Temperatures are close to 0°C, so some of it may fall as rain.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "Possible",
        "modelsAgreeing": 2,
        "reason": "forecast models disagree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.4,
          "mean": 0.1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.4,
          "mean": 0.1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 16,
        "windKmh": 15,
        "gustKmh": 45,
        "freezingLevelM": 4450
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 16
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 48,
          "freezingLevelM": 4450
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 57,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 3750
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 13
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 3800
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 4200
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 25,
          "freezingLevelM": 3950
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 17
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 4250
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "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": 8,
            "max": 17
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.1
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 16
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 6,
            "max": 13
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "willItSettle": {
        "answer": "Unlikely to settle.",
        "reason": "It's too mild for snow to stay on the ground for long."
      },
      "localTimeAtForecast": "15:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-6"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "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": {
      "january": 11.8,
      "february": 11.6,
      "march": 14.1,
      "april": 11.4,
      "may": 7.7,
      "june": 1.6,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2.1,
      "october": 5.4,
      "november": 7.7,
      "december": 10.4
    }
  },
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}