Utah Ski Resort Report Cards: Comparing This Season's Snowfall To Average

At this point, you don’t need numbers or stats to state what skiers already know: Utah, like other western states, didn’t have a great ski season. While there were merciful periods of winter, much of the season was spent waiting for storms that didn’t come.

Still, the numbers are stark and reinforce the fact that, yes, you weren’t just imagining it: resorts across Utah undershot their average seasons, sometimes by a wide margin.

For consistency's sake, these numbers were all pulled from ski resort websites. Where ski resorts didn’t share a number, we didn’t include the season total. 

Bear in mind, too, that resort snow reporting is an inexact science that may vary from mountain to mountain. Resorts may also have stopped measuring after they closed, and not added some late-season storms. So, consider this a ballpark look at the snow. Resorts are listed in alphabetical order.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service snow water equivalent map of the West is another resource worth checking out for an overview of the snowpack. When viewing that data, remember that snow totals and snowpack aren't the same. All the powder in the world can fall, but if it's warm or rains afterwards, it won't stick around.

Alta Ski Area

• Average Snowfall: 548 inches
• Winter 25/26 Snowfall: 321 inches
• Percent of Average: 59%

Beaver Mountain

• Average Snowfall: 400-plus inches
• Winter 25/26 Snowfall: 154 inches
• Percent of Average: 39%

Brian Head

• Average Snowfall: 360-plus inches
• Winter 25/26 Snowfall: 138 inches
• Percent of Average: 38%

Brighton

• Average Snowfall: 500 inches
• Winter 25/26 Snowfall: 281 inches
• Percent of Average: 56%

Cherry Peak

• Average Snowfall: 320 inches
• Winter 25/26 Snowfall: 97 inches
• Percent of Average: 30%