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Sledding season in Ogden / Provo
NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for the Salt Lake City Intl. Airport weather station show November as the first month that averages an inch of snow or more (7 inches). The normals are monthly averages, so they can't give a first-snow date. Some years come early, some late.
October snow is part of the record here: the normal for that month is 0.5 inches.
January is the snowiest month on average, at 12.7 inches.
Across a normal year the station records about 51.9 inches of snow. That puts Ogden / Provo at 33 of 98 metros on this site, ranked from snowiest down.
Snow doesn't sit around long, though. Only about 45 days a year have an inch or more on the ground, which is low for this much snowfall. Go soon after a storm.
That's close to Salt Lake City, the nearest metro on our list (51.9 inches).
Salt Lake City and Logan uses the same weather station on this site, so the snow numbers match. The hills don't.
5 of the 13 hills we list here come from a city, county or park district page; sources call Lomond View Park and McGriff Park gentle.
Month by month
| Month | Average snowfall | Days with 1 inch or more of new snow | Days with 1 inch or more on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 0.5 inches | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| November | 7 inches | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| December | 12.1 inches | 3.8 | 12.9 |
| January | 12.7 inches | 3.6 | 16.1 |
| February | 10.7 inches | 3.0 | 9.1 |
| March | 5.9 inches | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| April | 2.9 inches | 1.0 | 0.6 |
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, station USW00024127. "Not stated by source" means NOAA publishes no value for that station.
Lit hills
1 hill on our Ogden / Provo list has lights according to the cited source. Light schedules change, so check the source page before a night trip.
Local rules
We didn't find a city-wide sledding rule for Ogden / Provo in the sources we checked. Individual parks may post their own signs, and those win.
Short answers
When does it usually start snowing in Ogden / Provo?
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Salt Lake City Intl. Airport station, November is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more. The normals are monthly averages, not a date.
How much snow does Ogden / Provo get in a year?
About 51.9 inches a year at the Salt Lake City Intl. Airport station, per NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals.
Are there lit sledding hills in Ogden / Provo?
Yes. 1 hill on our list has lights per the cited source: Barker Park.
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