Alta, UT Finished 2019-20 Season With 542″ Snow | 4th Best Season in Last 10-Years The last day of April marks the final day of Alta’s official snowfall observation period. The Utah resort finished this season with 542″, just five inches below their 40-year average of 547″. With today marking the end of Alta’s seasonal snowfall observation period, we’ll finish our 82nd winter with 542”—just five inches below Alta’s 40-year average of 547”. Lets hope the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 3 Comments
Man Becomes First Ever to Snowboard All 90 Couloirs in the Legendary ‘Chuting Gallery’ Guidebook for Northern Utah’s Steepest Lines Photos by @michaelaasheimohotography On April 28, 2020, Mike Meru became the first person ever to snowboard all 90 Northern Utah couloirs in the famous Chuting Gallery guidebook when he successfully completed the final descent of his project on the NE Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn. The two-year-long mission took him through ups and downs and valleys and mountains — quite literally. […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 1, 2020 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Gives Update on 2020-21 Season Pass Pricing Alta Ski Area in Utah has just provided an update on their season pass pricing plan for next season. The ‘skier’s only’ operation acknowledged that there is tremendous uncertainty in the ski industry right now and that they won’t be asking skiers to be purchase passes for next season at this time. So, they are delaying the announcement of season […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 29, 2020 2 Comments
Utah’s Ski Community Roars On in a Now Quiet World When ski area employees across North America went to bed one night in mid-March, they still had a job. By the morning, thousands were out of one. COVID-19 hit the world economy hard, but it hit the ski industry especially hard. The ski community in Utah was not exempt. Some seasonal Little and Big Cottonwood Canyon workers were given severance pay […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 24, 2020 1 Comment
VIDEO: The Daily POW’s Alta Season Recap 2020 [arve url="https://youtu.be/JdkxNeLMWrc"] The Daily POW | April 3, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alta & Snowbird, UT Break 500″ of Snowfall This Season Today Both Alta & Snowbird ski resorts in Utah broke 500″ of snowfall this season today. Alta = 503″ snowfall this season Alta annual average = 563″ per season Snowbird = 503″ snowfall this season Snowbird annual average = 500″ per season Both Alta & Snowbird are closed for the season due to Coronavirus and both have been since March 15th, […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2020 0 Comments
6-12″ of Snow Along The Wasatch, Higher Amounts in Southern Utah Forecast By Eric McNamee 3/18/2020 3:30 PM Summary: Looking for around 6-12″ of snow in the Wasatch through Friday, 12-18″ in Southern Utah mountains. Highest amounts will be in the southern part of the state as a closed-low moves to the south of us. The next chance for snow will be next week with a trough digging into the […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 18, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Utah Skier Practicing Social Distancing in Snowy, Red Rock Desert ON3P skis athlete and Idaho native Jonnie Merrill sets a good example of social distancing by shredding a very aesthetically pleasing backcountry zone in one of Utah’s snow, red rock deserts. Skiing relatively safe terrain due to a snowpack concerns, Merrill sends cliffs and tight chutes among the beautiful red rock. That’s one way to practice good quarantine measures during […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 17, 2020 0 Comments
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