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Ski Utah Opens 2026-27 Passport Program for Young Skiers and Snowboarders

Back for its 28th year, families can now register their kids for Ski Utah’s 2026-27 Passport Program. The program gives eligible fourth, fifth, and sixth-grade students 45 days of skiing across Utah’s 15 participating resorts, providing families with one of the most affordable ways for their kids to experience the Beehive State’s world-class ski resorts. The Passport Program represents incredible […]
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UDOT Spends $8 Million on Little Cottonwood Canyon Land for a Gondola Nobody Agrees On

The Little Cottonwood Canyon gondola won’t be built for at least another 15 years. But the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is preparing anyway. Last week, UDOT closed on an $7.95 million purchase of an 8-acre parcel at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon that is expected to serve as a key access point for the proposed 8-mile gondola connecting the […]
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Quinn Brophy |
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Salt Lake City, UT’s, Snow Crisis: The Least Snowy Winter on Record

Salt Lake City, Utah, typically a premier destination for world-class skiing, is currently experiencing the least amount of snowfall for a winter on record. According to Matthew Johnson, a Salt Lake City-based meteorologist, the disparity is staggering. While the average snowfall for this point in the winter is 28.2 inches, a measly 0.1 inches has fallen in Salt Lake City. […]
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New Details Emerge After Backcountry Avalanche Outside Brighton Resort, UT, Boundary

Looking down a slope near Brighton Ski Resort that recently avalanched, carrying two skiers with it.

Previously unanswered questions regarding the skier-triggered slide just beyond the ropes of Brighton Resort on Saturday, January 4, are now coming clear as the two involved skiers have stepped forward. The avalanche occurred in Hidden Canyon, a backcountry area easily accessible from the northern slopes of Brighton Resort. It ran roughly 600 feet, with a width and depth of 200 […]
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2 Skiers Buried by Large Avalanche After Ducking Rope into Backcountry Outside Brighton Resort, UT

Two riders were caught and carried roughly 600 feet in a large skier-triggered avalanche Saturday afternoon in Hidden Canyon, just outside Brighton Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Related: Snowcat Causes Enormous Avalanche Next to Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY The slide, which reportedly occurred on a northwest-facing slope at around 10,200 feet, was observed by Brighton […]
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UDOT Backs Bus Expansion and Winter Tolls, Rejects Gondola Plan for Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

The Cottonwood Canyons in Utah are infamous for their infuriating red snake accessing the mountains. The Utah Department of Transportation has long been constructing proposals to mend this error with no prevail. The 2022 gondola proposal up Little Cottonwood Canyon invigorated the public and UDOT received the most responses on any proposal ever, totalling 50,000; 35,000 against the proposal and […]
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Zach Suffish |
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A Look at What’s New at Boyne Resorts’ 10 Ski Areas for the 2025-26 Season

Boyne Resorts is a family-owned and operated business comprising ten different resorts across North America. Over the last decade, the company has led the industry in lift innovation and development. Following the addition of 20 new lifts over the previous five seasons, it will be adding another two this season as well as numerous other exciting upgrades and new experiences. […]
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5 Future Inventions to Change Skiing Forever

Technology is rapidly evolving, and there’s no reason to think ski resorts will lag behind in this age of innovation. As artificial intelligence and automation continue to expand, it’s natural to wonder how skiing will adapt. The activity itself—sliding downhill on planks, powered only by gravity—hopefully never changes. But many aspects of the skiing experience could be revolutionized. To envision […]
Zach Suffish |
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Accident at Brighton Resort, UT, Serves as Stark Reminder of the Risks of Early Season Skiing & Snowboarding

Early-season openings bring excitement for skiers eager to hit the slopes, but they also come with inherent challenges, particularly related to snow coverage and safety. The experience of a 17-year-old skier at Brighton Resort, Utah, serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of early season skiing and snowboarding. On Monday, November 25, the teenage skier crashed below the chair […]
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Anders Henrikson |
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Man Who Threatened Snowboarder with Shotgun at Brighton, UT, Writes ‘Deadly Force’ Essay as Part of Plea Deal

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In February, a snowboarder had a shocking last run of the day when cruising near Brighton Resort, Utah. Loren Richardson was snowboarding in a group of six, which had left the gate at the top of the Great Western chairlift. Richardson was going down a narrow pathway on his snowboard when he happened upon Keith Stebbings, an older man brandishing […]
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Brighton, UT, Resident Charged With Aggrevated Assault for Threatening Snowboarder with Shotgun

A resident of Brighton, Utah, is being charged with aggrevated assault after threatening a snowboarder with a shotgun in February this year. Keith Robert Stebbings, 67, was charged on Thursday March 28, in the Salt Lake City 3rd District Court with aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, as well as making a threat of violence, which is a class B misdemeanor. […]
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