# Alyeska Resort snow report: measured conditions

As of 9:45 AM MT on Oct 20, 2026, Alyeska Resort measures a 3 in base, 3 in of new snow in the last 24 hours and 3 in over 48 hours (SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft). Conditions rating: poor; Flat Light. Expect heavy overcast and flat light today.

## Today's numbers

| Measure | Value | Source | Measured at (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Base depth | 3 in | SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z |
| New snow, 24 h | 3 in | SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z |
| New snow, 48 h | 3 in | SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.9 in | SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z |
| Percent of normal | n/a | SNOTEL, Mt. Alyeska, 1,500 ft | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z |

7-day trend: stable; outlook: more snow.

Season: unknown (2026-27 season); projected opening Nov 28, 2026, as of 2026-10-20. Source: https://www.alyeskaresort.com/mountain-report/

## Status and freshness

**PRE_SEASON** — As of Oct 20, Alyeska Resort has not opened for the season: projected opening Nov 28; base 3 in. (SNOTEL, 4 h old), 3 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).

| Field | Value | Source | Observed (UTC) | Freshness |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Status | PRE_SEASON | profile | static | recent |
| Season opening | 2026-11-28 | profile | 2026-10-20T15:42:05.519Z | recent |
| Base depth (measured) | 3 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z | recent (4.4 h) |
| New snow, 24 h | 3 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z | recent (4.4 h) |
| New snow, 48 h | 3 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z | recent (4.4 h) |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.9 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:45:59.560Z | recent (4.4 h) |
| Lifts total | 7 | profile | static | recent |
| Runs total | 76 | profile | static | recent |
| Temperature | 38.5 °F | station:ghcn | 2026-10-16T23:59:59.000Z | stale (92.1 h) |

Recommendable today: no. projected opening date 2026-11-28 (third-party estimate) is ahead of 2026-10-20; status is PRE_SEASON.

Tiers: live ≤ 3 h from an hourly source; recent ≤ 30 h; estimated = model value; stale > 30 h; unknown = nothing on file. Status is OPEN only on a fresh operator lift feed or a resort-confirmed opening date. Local day 2026-10-20 (America/Los_Angeles). JSON: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/alyeska/conditions, schema https://www.peakcam.io/.well-known/schemas/resort-conditions-v1.json.

## Last 7 days

| Date | Snow depth | SWE | Precip (accum.) | High / low | QC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-19 | 3 in | 0.9 in | 4.8 in | 35°F / 31°F | valid |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 in | 0 in | 3.6 in | 38°F / 30°F | valid |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 in | 0 in | 3.6 in | 38°F / 33°F | valid |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 in | 0 in | 3.6 in | 42°F / 35°F | valid |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 in | 0 in | 3.5 in | 46°F / 37°F | valid |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 in | 0 in | 2.6 in | 40°F / 33°F | valid |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 in | 0 in | 2 in | 37°F / 33°F | valid |

Rows are daily readings from NRCS station 1103:AK:SNTL, quality-controlled (range and spike checks; `suspect` rows are kept but flagged).

## Forecast

| Day | Forecast | High / low | Est. snow | Precip chance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Today | Rain And Snow Likely | 39°F / 30°F | 3 in | 73% |
| Wed | Chance Rain And Snow | 34°F / 24°F | 3 in | 35% |
| Thu | Mostly Sunny | 33°F / 23°F | 0 in | 6% |
| Fri | Mostly Sunny | 36°F / 31°F | 3 in | 8% |
| Sat | Chance Rain And Snow | 40°F / 35°F | 3 in | 43% |

Source: National Weather Service point forecast. Snow amounts are keyword estimates from the forecast text, not a quantitative precipitation forecast.

## On-mountain reports

No user-submitted conditions reports in the last 48 hours.

## Links

- Resort page: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska
- Snow report: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/snow-report (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/snow-report/index.md)
- Forecast: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/snow-forecast (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/snow-forecast/index.md)
- Webcams: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/webcams (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/webcams/index.md)
- History: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/history (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/history/index.md)
- API: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/alyeska
- Powder feed (Atom): https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/powder.xml
- How the station is read: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#snotel (station 1103:AK:SNTL, Mt. Alyeska)

Canonical: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/alyeska/snow-report

Data: PeakCam (https://www.peakcam.io) - SNOTEL data: USDA NRCS; forecasts: NWS/Open-Meteo; cams: their operators. Cite the canonical URL when quoting these numbers.
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