Natural snow in December

Park City snow in December

December is a safe bet for natural snow at Park City: mid-mountain was snow-sure in 26 of the last 30 winters.

Questions

Is there snow in Park City in December?

Yes, reliably. Mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of modelled natural snow on 94% of December days over the last 30 winters, before any snowmaking.

Early or late December for snow at Park City?

Late December has been surer: 99% against 89% at mid-mountain.

How many recent winters had reliable snow at Park City in December?

26 of the last 30. In those winters mid-mountain had 30 cm or more of natural snow on at least 90% of December days. Thirty winters show how much one season differs from the next; how winters have changed is covered by the long record.

Does this include snowmaking?

No. These figures are modelled natural snow only, so groomed pistes often ski better than this.

Snow is modelled from thirty winters of ERA5 weather data, natural snow only. It ignores snowmaking, grooming and wind, so use it to compare places, dates and heights, not as a guarantee. Always check local avalanche bulletins before going off-piste.

Weather: ERA5, contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Live snowfall: Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com, CC BY 4.0). Terrain: AWS Terrain Tiles. Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles. Ski areas, pistes and lifts: OpenSkiMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0).

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