Alta Ski Area, UT, Reaches 600″ Snowfall for the Season | First Back-to-Back 600″ Seasons for 15 Years Alta Ski Area in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, has always been known as one of the snowiest resorts in America. This season is no exception. Recent storms have brought the legendary resort to 612″ for the season as of today, April 8, 2024. For the first time in 15 seasons, Alta notches back-to-back, 600-inch-plus winter. View this post on […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 8, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Spring Storms Keep the Fun Going in UT, CO, and WY Expected snow totals this week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the morning of Friday, April 5th Forecast Summary A strong cold front arrives in Utah and Western Wyoming Friday afternoon, and Colorado overnight, with very strong winds out ahead of the front followed by mountain snow behind the front. This front brings relatively light snow accumulations to UT/CO resorts, but hangs […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 5, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Report: Skiing “Ortovox Chute” on 9,850′ Evergreen Peak Report from April 3, 2024 Yesterday morning I met up with Juan and Martin for a stroll up Fantasy Ridge at Solitude, UT. Fantasy Ridge is terrain that only opens a few days per year. It’s challenging, wild, beautiful, alpine, short, and sweet. It’s also one of the 97 lines in legendary Andrew McLean’s “Chuting Gallery” book. He calls the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: “The Y Couloir Alternate” in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report from April 2, 2024 I drove from Tahoe to Utah 2-days ago. Yesterday, I decided to go for a classic: “The Y Couloir” in Little Cottonwood Canyon. I’d skied The Y Couloir with Martin & Daryn back in 2019 and loved it. I haven’t been in Utah for 2 months and I wasn’t familiar with the snowpack but I […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 3, 2024 0 Comments
A String of Crashes on Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Utah Leaves Skiers and Riders Out To Dry This past Monday afternoon, March 25, skiers and snowboarders were left disappointed after multiple crashes took place and icy road conditions closed down Little Cottonwood Canyon Road in Utah. It was reported by the Unified Police Department (UPD) that at least two vehicles rolled over in the canyon due to the slick conditions. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported as […] Industry News Noah DeVries | March 29, 2024 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts — North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls, March 27, 2024 What happened to spring? Maybe we got the season’s wrong but the snow just keeps coming this March like it’s January! These open resorts across North America saw the most snow in the last 24 hours, confirmed at the time of writing. Others with bigger totals may have not yet updated their websites. All numbers were taken from the resorts’ […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Utah Enters a Wet Spring Pattern | Up to 2′ of Snow by Tuesday A week of snow building up in Utah. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the evening of Saturday, March 23 Forecast Summary An active week in Utah begins Saturday night as a cold front brings several inches of widespread mountain snow. Snow showers continue for the next few days, with some convectively-enhanced snow showers expected at times. The active pattern continues through […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 23, 2024 0 Comments