Alta Ski Area hit a mythical snow total — two days after it closed

KPCW | By Salt Lake Tribune

Published April 26, 2023 at 5:25 PM MDT

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Backcountry skiers trek up Grizzly Gulch in Alta, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, as heavy preseason snowfall falls on the Wasatch Front. Alta recorded 900 inches of snowfall for the 2022-23 season one day after its lifts stopped running on April 23, 2023. The resort hopes to be open to uphill traffic by this weekend.

Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune

Late April storm still counts toward ski area’s seasonal total.

Just because the lifts aren’t turning doesn’t mean ski season is over — or that the snow will stop falling.

Two days after Alta Ski Area turned the lights out on its epic 2022-23 ski season Sunday, the resort hit a season snowfall total that prior to this year would have been considered mythical:

Nine hundred and one inches.

For context, 901 inches is a 61% increase over the resort’s average snowfall of 547 inches of snow in a season — which still ranks among the top three highest average snowfall totals in North America.

Read full report here.