Combative Ski Resort Guests Jeopardize Ski Season Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah has been experiencing combative guests who refuse to adhere to new COVID-19 protocols. Guests have been so hostile to employees that Solitude issued a tweet on Sunday, January 12th that reads as follows: Wear a mask, keep the ski season alive. Regardless of who you are or your political views, we are all bonded by […] Industry News Miles Wong | January 15, 2021 8 Comments
Don’t Let Powder Fever Get the Best of You This Season Powder fever is real. How real? Real enough to smash the window of someone’s car on the highway with your ski boots because their driving made you angry? Apparently so. A week ago I was stopped at a light coming up to Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah when I saw mayhem blossom before my very eyes. It was 8ish-am […] Martin Kuprianowicz | January 14, 2021 1 Comment
Utah on Track for Lowest Snowpack on Record: Currently Well Below Historically Low 2015 Season Utah is low-tide right now. It has been all season. I’ve seen it with my own eyes because I live here. It reminds me of the 2015 season, which had a historically low amount of snowfall. Now there’s data showing that Utah is actually on track for an even worse snow year than 2015, which actually started out fairly well. […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 13, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: High Rustler Run is Ripping Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from January 12, 2021 I cruised up to Alta yesterday at 1:30pm after taking care of some errands in SLC. It was 18ºF in SLC then 42ºF at the base of Alta. It felt like springtime but with cold snow. I went straight to High Rustler and found it deserted. I took […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 13, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: “Opening Day” for 11,000′ Mt. Baldy & Main Chute Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from January 10, 2021 Main Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy opened for the 1st time this season today—thank you Alta Ski Patrol. Before that happened, we skied a run on High Rustler and it was phenomenally fun. Smooth shaved ice chalk covered most of the run and the moguls were minimal. The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 11, 2021 0 Comments
Man Buried in Avalanche Near Park City Resort, UT: Exact Same Spot Where a Snowboarder Was Killed in 2019 An avalanche in Dutch Draw buried a 31-year-old man from Clinton, Utah today near Park City Resort in Utah. Town Lift reports that the man was evacuated by helicopter to medical treatment. His condition is currently unknown. Today’s avalanche that buried the man happened in Dutch Draw, which is the exact same location where a snowboarder was killed in 2019 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 8, 2021 0 Comments
New Salt Lake City, UT Airport Design Receives Social Media Backlash from Frustrated Travelers Everyone was stoked for the redesign of Salt Lake City’s international airport, which was supposed to cater to traveling skiers and make the overall airport experience better. But then the project completed some big milestones, the holiday season hit, and its new design began revealing potential flaws, which have since caused frustrated travelers to decry the new airport all over […] Martin Kuprianowicz | January 7, 2021 4 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Stormy Alta Morning, Afternoon West Buffler Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Video and text produced by The Daily Pow Today was a tale of two sessions. Our morning consisted of deep creamy snow and the storm still producing, with a little graupel mixed in. We started off with High Boy—it skied awesome from top to bottom. We took some runs in Thirds and Eagle’s […] Conditions Report The Daily POW | January 7, 2021 0 Comments
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