Utah Ski Season Forecast 2026-27
The short answer: PassCast's simulations currently put Utah near a typical season for 2026-27, with an average skiability of 67/100 across 11 mountains. Brian Head (79), Alta (69), Brighton (69) lead the region today. Forecast-driven ski pass planning starts with where the snow will be — run any of these mountains through the Pass Finder before you buy.
The regional readfrom the 2026-27 outlook · compiled 2026-07-06
Utah is the ENSO agnostic: sitting between the El Niño-favored south and La Niña-favored north, Alta's long record shows essentially no reliable signal in either phase. Strong El Niños have produced everything here — 1982-83 was epic, 1997-98 solid, 2015-16 mediocre. Call it near-average with fat tails, and note that southern Utah taps the subtropical-jet bonus more reliably than the Cottonwoods.
Every Utah mountain, ranked by 2026-27 forecast
Skiability blends absolute snow (35%), season-vs-typical (30%), powder days (20%), and bust risk (15%). Click through for each mountain's full simulation, month-by-month outlook, and pass math.
| # | Resort | Skiability | Median snow | vs typical | Powder days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Head UT | 79 | 372" | 115% | ~21 |
| 2 | Alta UT | 69 | 449" | 91% | ~29 |
| 3 | Brighton UT | 69 | 449" | 91% | ~29 |
| 4 | Powder Mountain UT | 69 | 378" | 99% | ~22 |
| 5 | Solitude UT | 68 | 445" | 90% | ~28 |
| 6 | Snowbird UT | 67 | 412" | 90% | ~26 |
| 7 | Park City UT | 65 | 322" | 95% | ~18 |
| 8 | Sundance UT | 65 | 295" | 99% | ~17 |
| 9 | Beaver Mountain UT | 65 | 353" | 93% | ~19 |
| 10 | Deer Valley UT | 59 | 269" | 94% | ~14 |
| 11 | Snowbasin UT | 58 | 285" | 95% | ~16 |
Pass coverage in Utah
Ikon Pass$1,449 · 6 of 11 Utah mountains
Alta · Brighton · Solitude · Snowbird · Deer Valley · Snowbasin
Mountain Collective$699 · 3 of 11 Utah mountains
Alta · Snowbird · Snowbasin
Utah 2026-27: straight answers
- Will Utah have a good 2026-27 ski season?
- PassCast's daily 10,000-run simulations put Utah's 11 tracked mountains at 96% of a typical season on average — near a typical season — with an average skiability rating of 67/100. Utah is the ENSO agnostic: sitting between the El Niño-favored south and La Niña-favored north, Alta's long record shows essentially no reliable signal in either phase. Strong El Niños have produced everything here — 1982-83 was epic, 1997-98 solid, 2015-16 mediocre.
- Which Utah ski resort will have the best snow in 2026-27?
- As of today's simulation, Brian Head leads Utah with a skiability rating of 79/100 ("Exceptional season likely") and a median of 372" — 115% of its typical season. The full ranking on this page updates daily.
- Which ski pass covers Utah?
- Ikon Pass covers 6 of the 11 tracked Utah mountains (e.g. Alta, Brighton); Ikon Base covers 3 of the 11 tracked Utah mountains (e.g. Brighton, Solitude); Mountain Collective covers 3 of the 11 tracked Utah mountains (e.g. Alta, Snowbird). PassCast's Pass Finder runs your exact Utah plan through every pass's day caps and prices.
Forecasts are probabilistic and reseeded daily from ENSO analogs, NOAA CPC outlooks, and the ECMWF SEAS5 ensemble — see methodology. Regional narrative compiled 2026-07-06.