"Based on the extended forecast and lack of favorable snowmaking temperatures, Alta Ski Area's targeted Opening Day has moved to Friday, December 5th-conditions permitting. Thanks for your patience while we wait for Old Man Winter to join our 88th season. The decision comes as a stubborn ridge of high pressure continues to dominate the West, bringing warm temperatures, minimal precipitation, and virtually no windows for sustained snowmaking."
"The revised December 5 target makes this Alta's latest opening in more than a decade. Historically, the resort is known for firing up the lifts before Thanksgiving and occasionally even earlier when cold snaps arrive in early November. Alta averages around 540 inches of snowfall per season and typically benefits from the Wasatch's efficient lake-effect storms-none of which have materialized yet this fall."
A persistent ridge of high pressure has produced warm temperatures and minimal precipitation across the western United States, leaving resorts with bare slopes and limited snowmaking opportunities. Alta Ski Area postponed its planned opening to December 5 due to unfavorable snowmaking temperatures. Alta has received only 19 inches so far, with lower-elevation accumulations melting in above-average heat. The resort normally averages about 540 inches and often opens before Thanksgiving when early cold snaps occur. Forecast models project above-average temperatures into late November, and no significant winter systems are expected until early December at the earliest.
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