New Patsy Marley Development Project at Alta Ski Area, UT, Raises Local Concern The Alta Planning Commission (APC) recently accepted comments from the public regarding its new Patsy Marley development plan. Locals from the touring community have some concerns about the 26-acre lot that sits at the end of the Albion Summer Road. During the winter, it provides access to the popular Grizzly Gulch backcountry, utilizing the summer road as a trail to […] Industry News Miles Nagel | April 10, 2025 0 Comments
From Silver Boom to Powder Legend: The Alta Ski Area Story High in Little Cottonwood Canyon, dawn breaks with the echoing boom of avalanche cannons across serrated peaks–a morning ritual at Alta Ski Area that hints at its rich and restless history. Few ski resorts can claim a genesis as dramatic as Alta’s: a silver mining boomtown turned ghost town, resurrected in 1938 as a skier’s paradise atop Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. […] Clay Malott | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
Will The Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola Ever Get Built? In 2020, the Utah Department of Transportation announced three possible strategies to help reduce traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The proposed solutions were a cog railway or a gondola to shuttle visitors to ski resorts Alta and Snowbird or a new and improved bus system to shuttle more skiers up the canyon. The gondola was the option that was chosen […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | March 25, 2025 2 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts—North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls on March 19 Meteorological spring is here, meaning winter is over—already. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to stop snowing. Related: 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend At the time of writing, these resorts across North America had the most snow in the last 24 hours. Others with bigger totals may still need to update their websites. All numbers were taken […] SnowBrains | March 19, 2025 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 3 Cars Trapped by Avalanche on Little Cottonwood Canyon Near Snowbird Ski Area, UT Got hit by an avalanche and lived to tell about it. We are lucky. @Snowbird @skiutah @KSL5TV @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/bmesM5Zsw9 — Jp (@2investjp) March 19, 2025 State Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday evening, trapping three vehicles and forcing the Utah Department of Transport (UDOT) to close the road. No injuries were reported, but […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 19, 2025 0 Comments
Today’s Deepest Resorts—North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls on March 14 Meteorological spring is here, meaning winter is over—already. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to stop snowing. Yesterday, California got dumped on; today, it’s Utah’s turn. Miracle March, anyone? Related: 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend At the time of writing, these resorts across North America had the most snow in the last 24 hours. Others with bigger totals […] SnowBrains | March 14, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Decent Refresh for Utah This Week This forecast was created at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18 A potent midweek system will drop moderate snow totals in the northern and central mountains tonight into Thursday before a broad ridge brings several days of mainly dry, milder weather. Expect a quick-hitting shot of fresh powder followed by a significant warming trend heading into the weekend and early […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: “Main Chute” On 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Opens For First Time This Season Report from January 10, 2025 On Monday I rolled into Little Cottonwood Canyon without skins… I realized it when I parked to meet up with my backcountry buddies. Fortunately, a friend at Alta borrowed me some skins. At this point, my backcountry buddies had already dove in so I pulled an audible and hiked up Suicide Chute on Mt. Superior. […] Backcountry Miles Clark | February 12, 2025 0 Comments
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