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Park City

10,026′ summit · 3,226′ vert · 7,300 acres · avg 355″/yr

Strong bet — Apr 1–15

Delivered 24″+ in 8 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 12 of 20 · typical 28", most land 20"–43"

Before you book

This bet missed 2 of the last 10.

None of the last 10 came in under 8″ — a bust, under a third of the bet.

Odds count natural snowfall only. At snowmaking-dependent resorts, early-season cover can be fine in a low-natural-snow year.

The season, window by window

The bet: 12″ of new snow per week, scaled to each window. Counted from real seasons — how our odds work.

Park City · the shape of a typical winter

Typical new snow, window by window

The middle season — median new snow per window, counted from the last 20 winters. A picture of timing, not a forecast. Snow is streaky; hover any window for the usual range.

0 20 40 60" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 2 of 10 · 4 busts Long shot 20" 60" 2022 0" 2019
Nov 16–30 24″+ 7 of 10 · 2 busts Solid odds 20" 60" 2023 1" 2012
Dec 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 23" 50" 2022 5" 2011
Dec 16–31 30″+ 5 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 35" 94" 2010 5" 2023
Jan 1–15 24″+ 8 of 10 · 1 bust Strong bet 25" 129" 2023 5" 2011
Jan 16–31 30″+ 6 of 10 · 2 busts Solid odds 32" 58" 2019 3" 2026
Feb 1–15 24″+ 7 of 10 · 1 bust Solid odds 22" 89" 2025 2" 2022
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 6 of 10 Solid odds 22" 69" 2017 10" 2016
Mar 1–15 24″+ 7 of 10 Solid odds 26" 88" 2023 12" 2017
Mar 16–31 30″+ 7 of 10 · 1 bust Solid odds 33" 74" 2023 5" 2026
Apr 1–15 24″+ 8 of 10 Strong bet 28" 66" 2019 8" 2016
Apr 16–30 24″+ 8 of 10 Strong bet 25" 69" 2017 8" 2012

Biggest and leanest are the two ends of the same 20 winters Typical is counted from — the year is when it happened, most recent first where more than one season ties.

At the snow sensor

Reading the snow sensor…

Field notes

One of the biggest interconnected lift networks in American skiing — the Canyons side brings scale and the Ninety-Nine 90 steeps, the Park City side brings Jupiter Peak's chutes and town charm. More quantity than intensity, but the quantity is staggering.

The easiest destination logistics in skiing — Salt Lake's airport is well under an hour from the lifts. Old Town lodging walks to lifts and nightlife; Kimball Junction is the value play. It skis crowded near the hubs and empty at the edges — traverse farther than everyone else.

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We'll email you when Park City's odds move on the Apr 1–15 window — and the quote gets recorded as it stands today, so we can be graded on it later.

Planning a whole season? See the season outlook.

These are historical odds from the last 20 winters — not a forecast. Inside 16 days of a trip, a forecast is the better instrument; beyond that, counting real seasons is the honest play. Every number on this page is quoted under methodology v1.2.0, the same math we grade ourselves against in public.