Alyeska Resort
Elev: 1614ft, Coordinates: 60.9604, -149.0908
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
Snowfall Accumulation Forecasts
The following table shows the snowfall accumulation forecasts at Alyeska across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (48 km/h or greater), which may affect lift operations.
| Model \ Date | 12 Thu | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | 15 Sun | 16 Mon | 17 Tue | 18 Wed | 19 Thu | 20 Fri | 21 Sat | 22 Sun | 23 Mon | 24 Tue | 25 Wed | 26 Thu | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Match | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 8 cm | 5 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 20 cm |
| ECMWF IFS 04 | 8 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 5 cm | 3 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 cm |
| GFS | 13 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm | 5 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 43 cm |
| GEM | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 8 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 cm |
| JMA | 8 cm | 3 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 8 cm | 28 cm | 23 cm | 33 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm | - | - | - | - | - | 122 cm |
| ICON | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 cm |
| MeteoFrance | 28 cm | 8 cm | 5 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 cm |
| Average | 10 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | 8 cm | 5 cm | 10 cm | 5 cm | 8 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 56 cm |
Snowfall Prediction History (Estimated)
| Model \ Date | 2 Mon | 3 Tue | 4 Wed | 5 Thu | 6 Fri | 7 Sat | 8 Sun | 9 Mon | 10 Tue | 11 Wed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Match | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 13 cm |
| ECMWF IFS 04 | 1 cm | 18 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 18 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 23 cm | 69 cm |
| GFS | - | - | - | - | 15 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 33 cm | 5 cm | 23 cm | 86 cm |
| GEM | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm |
| JMA | 1 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 8 cm | 10 cm | 2 cm | 8 cm | 15 cm | 4 cm | 15 cm | 66 cm |
| ICON | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 13 cm |
| MeteoFrance | 2 cm | 28 cm | 10 cm | 13 cm | 41 cm | 5 cm | 23 cm | 64 cm | 30 cm | 61 cm | 279 cm |
| Average | 1 cm | 10 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 15 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 20 cm | 8 cm | 20 cm | 89 cm |
