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Park City and El Niño

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El Niño winters bring Park City about 7% less snow than a typical winter.

Based on 14 El Niño winters since 1986: 6 of them beat Park City's median snowfall. But El Niño winters here vary a lot, so it's a weak tendency at best. Ranks #98 of 152 Western resorts for El Niño snowfall.

El Niño winters (14) −7% snowfall vs. a typical winter 0.2°C (0.3°F) warmer
Strong El Niño (4) −1% snowfall vs. a typical winter
La Niña winters (14) +6% snowfall vs. a typical winter 0.2°C (0.4°F) colder 3 days fewer of natural ski season

Checked against a real snow station: at the Thaynes Canyon SNOTEL station, measured precipitation in El Niño winters ran −1% vs. its average (38 winters of measurements).

Every winter since 1986

Snowfall each winter compared with Park City's 40-winter average, colored by what the Pacific was doing.

El Niño La Niña Neutral

Mid-mountain, November–April. Any single winter can buck the pattern; that's why we look at averages.

Right now NOAA's latest Oceanic Niño Index reading (Jun–Aug 2026) is +1.8°C: strong El Niño conditions. NOAA's outlook says how long it's expected to last.
El Niño speaks Hear what's in store from El Niño himself.

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