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American Fork, Utah, 87,051 students in 91 schools

Alpine School District Snow Day Predictor

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Alpine, measured against Alpine's own big snow morning of 3.2 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Alpine close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in American Fork.
The Alpine playbook

How Alpine calls a snow day

When the call comes

Around 5:30 AM for overnight storms; by 10:00 PM the night before for major forecasted storms.

“Families will be notified around 5:30 AM of any schedule changes.”
Source

How families hear

By text message, email, phone call, the district website, social media, local TV and radio.

“Text, email, and phone calls will be made to parents using contact information in Skyward.”
Winter Weather Protocols (Snow Day)

A 2 hour delay

On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.

“Buses: Morning pickup times are delayed by exactly 2 hours.”
Delay schedule

Remote learning days

Alpine has remote learning days in its winter plan.

“Used when travel is unsafe, but instruction can continue remotely.”
Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

  • First day August 19, 2026
  • Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
  • Last day May 28, 2027
District calendar

The board policy

“Deciding to delay or close school is a rigorous process that involves the Superintendent, our Operations Team, and public safety partners. Due to the impact on resources, these decisions are typically made on a districtwide basis.”
Board policy

Read from Alpine’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is alpineschools.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

Alpine’s snow record

18.7inches of snow a winter
2.7school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more
0.3with 4 in or more
3.2 ina big snow morning in Alpine: the top tenth of snowy school mornings
0school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder
1.3Nov
5.8Dec
6.1Jan
4.7Feb
0.6Mar
Average snowfall by month, inches
  • Biggest day 5.5 in on December 27, 2022
  • Snowiest winter 2022 to 2023, 34 in
  • 6 in mornings 0 a winter
  • 1 in mornings 5.1 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.6 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

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The Utah rule

How Utah counts a lost day

Utah requires at least 180 school days of educational services. No fixed count; a district that closes for snow and would fall short of 180 days can ask the State Superintendent for a waiver, granted without Board approval if it built contingency days into its calendar.

The Utah rules in the agency’s own words, and every Utah district

Next door

Districts near Alpine

DistrictSnow a winter4 in morningsBuilt in days
Provo School DistrictProvo29.1 in0.8
Canyons School DistrictSandy55.2 in2.8
Jordan School DistrictWest Jordan42.4 in21
Murray School DistrictMurray51.4 in2.4
Nebo School DistrictSpanish Fork52.6 in3.2
Wasatch School DistrictHeber City64.2 in3.1
The schools

91 schools, the 40 largest here

Every school in Alpine follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

  • Cedar Valley High, Eagle Mountain
  • Westlake High, Saratoga Springs
  • Lone Peak High, Highland
  • Skyridge High School, Lehi
  • American Fork High
  • Lehi High, Lehi
  • Pleasant Grove High, Pleasant Grove
  • Mountain View High, Orem
  • Timpanogos High, Orem
  • Orem High, Orem

Middle

  • American Fork Jr High
  • Viewpoint Middle, Lehi
  • Frontier Middle School, Eagle Mountain
  • Willowcreek Middle, Lehi
  • Lake Mountain Middle, Saratoga Springs
  • Lakeridge Jr High, Orem
  • Timberline Middle, Alpine
  • Pleasant Grove Jr High, Pleasant Grove
  • Lehi Jr High, Lehi
  • Canyon View Jr High, Orem
  • Mountain Ridge Jr High, Highland
  • Orem Jr High, Orem

Elementary

  • Dry Creek School, Lehi
  • Pony Express School, Eagle Mountain
  • Brookhaven School, Eagle Mountain
  • Harvest School, Saratoga Springs
  • North Point School, Lehi
  • Thunder Ridge School, Saratoga Springs
  • Trailside Elementary, Vineyard
  • Desert Sky, Eagle Mountain
  • River Rock School, Lehi
  • Riverview School, Saratoga Springs
  • Traverse Mountain School, Lehi
  • Belmont School, Lehi
  • Sage Hills School, Saratoga Springs
  • Hidden Hollow School, Eagle Mountain
  • Legacy School
  • Eagle Valley School, Eagle Mountain

Other schools

  • Vista Heights Middle, Saratoga Springs
  • Oak Canyon Jr High, Lindon
Questions

Alpine snow day questions

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