Alta

The ski resort Alta is located surrounding Salt Lake City (USA, Utah). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 116 km of slopes available. 9 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,600 and 3,215 m.
Source: skiresort.info

Has the climate crisis and the higher temperatures affected snow conditions in Alta?
Look at the statistics and graph of historical snow depths for the ski resort.
For the last 5 years, week 14  has been the most insecure with 267 cm snow depth on average in Alta.
The measurement is made as an average of the snow depth at the highest and lowest point of the mountain.

Alta and linked Snowbird are the powder capitals of the world, and add up to a great area for adventurous skiers. Alta has a friendlier, more personal feel than Snowbird, which gets its own chapter a few pages on. Alta sits at the craggy head of Little Cottonwood Canyon, 2km beyond Snowbird and less than an hour’s drive from downtown Salt Lake City. Both the resort and the approach road are prone to avalanches and closure: visitors can be confined indoors.

• Steep terrain and, usually, phenomenal snow mean cult status among experts
• Linked to Snowbird, making one of the larger ski areas in the US
• Ski-almost-to-the-door convenience

• No snowboarding allowed
• Limited groomed runs for intermediates; limited enjoyment for experts in poor snow years

Source: Ski Club of Great Britain

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