Green Light For 26-27 Alpine Ski World Cup Start This Weekend
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) has given the green light for the opening races of the 26-27 Alpine Skiing World Cup to take place in Sölden this coming weekend.
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Alta at 2600 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 20 Oct 2026
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mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
max °C | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
chill °C | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -2 |
Humid % | 70 | 51 | 65 | 60 | 43 | 74 | 78 | 69 | 89 | 82 | 91 | 84 | 67 | 64 | 76 | 90 | 88 | 61 |
Freeze m | 3750 | 4000 | 3900 | 3950 | 4200 | 4000 | 3850 | 3950 | 3600 | 2750 | 2750 | 2850 | 3000 | 3150 | 3100 | 2850 | 2900 | 3100 |
 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Oct 2026 |
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Week 3 of October has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 3.5 Based on 18 votes and 8 reviews
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- Brett Rose from United States writes:
The most consistent and excellent snow and skiing in the United States. I don't hate boarder's, but I don't miss them, it adds to the "Skiing the way it used to be". Most of the best skiing requires a little effort and know-how to find, which also adds to the appeal. If you're a serious skier, and you had to be stuck at one resort for the rest of your skiing life, this would be a good place to be stuck.
Visitor Reviews of Alta
Brett Rose from United States writes:
The most consistent and excellent snow and skiing in the United States. I don't hate boarder's, but I don't miss them, it adds to the "Skiing the way it used to be". Most of the best skiing requires a little effort and know-how to find, which also adds to the appeal. If you're a serious skier, and you had to be stuck at one resort for the rest of your skiing life, this would be a good place to be stuck.
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