Mountain Collective Pass Returns | 44 Days at 22 of the World’s Best Resorts for Just $469 The Mountain Collective ski pass will return for its ninth ski season in 2020-21 despite the success of the Ikon Pass, officials announced Tuesday. Related: Live in the City? | Here’s why The Mountain Collective is the Perfect Pass for You There will be 22 resorts in total on the pass, including four new resorts; Sugarloaf, ME, Panorama, BC, Grand […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 11, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Skiing in Shorts | Storm on the Way… Report from March 5th, 2020 Brought to you by Ikon Pass Spring hit Utah hard the past few days. Yesterday, temperatures soared into the 50s on the hill at Alta resulting in quite a few people skiing in shorts. Yesterday was a gorgeous day with sunny skies, almost no wind, and great groomers. We skied all over the hill but […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
Reward Offered: 6 Bull Elk Poached in Park City, UT Area Conservation officers from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are offering a reward for anyone who has information regarding the poaching of 6 bull elk killed in the Knob Hill area of Park City, UT. Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were illegally shot and killed in the area, the Utah Division of Wildlife […] SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
Alta UT, Report: Cream on Crust [arve url="https://youtu.be/-l50YWn6ggI"] The Daily POW | March 3, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Utah | 6-12″ of Snow Forecast Tomorrow NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Wasatch Mountains of Utah that is calling for 6-12″ of snow tomorrow. * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. NOAA, SLC UT, 2/29/20 Alta has already seen 422″ of snowfall this season. Snowbird has already seen 435″ of snowfall this season. Brighton has already seen 396″ of […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 29, 2020 0 Comments
Ski Programs Molding Better Lives for Those Living in Salt Lake City’s West-Side Communities Published on Voices of Utah It’s Saturday. The sun is shining and snow is on the ground. Parents are dropping their children off at Mountainview Elementary in Salt Lake City and the kids are already exploding with excitement — they are going on a field trip. Juan Gilberto Rejón — or “Coach Juan,” as those in west-side communities refer to […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 28, 2020 0 Comments
The Utah Avalanche Center Explains Why North-Facing Slopes Keep Better Snow Ever wonder how the snow on high elevation north facing slopes remains dry powder during such warm weather? The Utah Avalanche Center explained the science behind this in an Instagram post yesterday, Feb. 23: (1) The sun either doesn’t hit the snow it or the sun hits the snow at such a shallow angle that most of the solar radiation is […] Brains SnowBrains | February 24, 2020 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Closes Yesterday Due to Congestion & Lack of Parking I got up in the morning yesterday, made some coffee and a quick breakfast, put my ski pants on, and as I’m walking out the door to go to Alta Ski Area I get stopped: an alert on my phone reads that Little Cottonwood canyon has closed to uphill traffic. Yesterday, Sunday, Feb. 23, there were so many people in […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 24, 2020 2 Comments