Winter Storm Warning: Utah ski area expects 19 inches of snowfall through Saturday

Expected snowfall through October 19, 2024. Photo: NOAA

The first significant winter weather event of the season is expected later this week. NOAA has issued a winter storm warning for the Wasatch Mountains south of I-80 and the Western Uinta Mountains, including the areas around Moon Lake, Alta, Brighton and Mirror Lake Highway. The storm is expected to arrive Thursday morning and continue through Friday evening.

Park City is expected to see 1 to 2 inches of wet snow, with low temperatures in the high 20s. Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain are expected to receive 6 to 7 inches. The Alta Ski Area is expected to get 19 inches from this storm, and Snowbird could see 17 inches.

The heaviest snowfall is expected late Thursday morning into early Friday morning. Backcountry recreationists should pay particular attention and prepare for rapidly falling temperatures and heavy, wet snow.

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Scheduled opening days for ski resorts in Utah

• Brian Head Resort: November 8, 2024*
• Park City: November 22, 2024*
• Alta ski area: November 22, 2024* (could be the 23rd)
• Snow basin: November 26, 2024*
• Snowbird: November 26, 2024
• Brighton Resort: November 29, 2024
• Loneliness: November 15, 2024
• Sundance: December 2, 2024*
• Deer Valley Resort: December 7, 2024*
• Pulverberg: December 11, 2024
• Beaver Mountain: December 13, 2024
• Nordic Valley Resort: December 13, 2024
• Eagle Point: December 20, 2024

Firefighters battling the Yellow Lake fire, which has now burned 30,000 acres, are closely monitoring the storm and hoping for as much moisture as possible to help fight the blaze. Parts of Mirror Lake Highway will see 8 inches of snow, and Kings Peak could see up to 21 inches of snow.

The Utah ski area expects total amounts of snow through October 19th.

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