Utah Celebrates Over 700” of Snowfall in Record Time With a 700” Banner in Downtown Salt Lake City Brighton Resort officially reached a monumental 703” of snowfall for the season on March 20, 2023, the earliest in the season that this has occurred since Utah began recording snowfall in 1943. To celebrate, Ski Utah, Visit Salt Lake, The Utah Office of Tourism and Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City will combine forces to unfurl an impressive 700” banner on […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 21, 2023 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Snowy Week Ahead for Utah With Multiple Feet of Snow Expected Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:10 PM MDT, 3/19/2023 Forecast Summary: Busy week ahead for Utah as a progressive pattern will bring a series of storms to the state. As mentioned earlier, the first of the storms move into the state tonight as moisture associated with warm tongue streams into the state. This will bring widespread snow showers […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-20″ for Utah’s Mountains through Wednesday Night Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 5:35 PM MDT, 3/14/2023 Forecast Summary: Yet another storm will move through Utah Tuesday night and Wednesday, bringing 8-20″ of snow to mountains across the state. Snow will develop Tuesday night as the first wave of moisture associated with the storm is transported into the area. The cold front associated with the […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 14, 2023 0 Comments
Missing Skier’s Body Found near Brighton Resort, UT The body of Kyle Mortensen, 37, was found on Tuesday, March 7, in the backcountry near Brighton Resort. Mortensen had gone skiing on his own in the backcountry near Brighton. When he failed to pick up his kids, his wife alerted authorities. His wife provided the police with his last GPS coordinates, and his body was found shortly after in […] Backcountry Julia Schneemann | March 9, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-4 Feet of Snow Across Utah’s Mountains Through Wednesday With More in the Week Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 9:50 AM MST, 2/19/2023 Forecast Summary: A trough will move through Utah Monday night through Wednesday and bring 1-4 FEET of snow to most mountain locations. Snow will develop Monday over far northern Utah as moisture is transported into the region ahead of the trough. The cold front associated trough will push […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 19, 2023 2 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Feet of Snow Across Utah Mountains Tuesday and Wednesday With More To Come This Week 10:45 pm MST, 12/26/2022 Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Forecast Summary: A fire hose of moisture will bring 1-2 FEET of snow to Utah’s mountains Tuesday and Wednesday Snow will start across the northern Utah mountains midday Tuesday as moisture is transported into the region. Snow then continues nonstop through Tuesday night and the day Wednesday before […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 26, 2022 0 Comments
Ride For A Cause at Brighton Resort in Utah Utah’s Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon is giving back this season. Three early-season Wednesdays are dedicated “CHAIR-itable” ride days where tickets will only cost $40, with $5 from each ticket going to a Utah Charity. The CHAIR-itable Wednesdays will be November 30th, December 7th, and December 14th. There are limited tickets for these days. It is highly recommended to book ahead if […] Industry News Riley McDonald | November 24, 2022 0 Comments
Thanks to Almost 2-Feet of Snow in 24-Hours, These 2 Utah Ski Areas Will Open Early This Week Not long after Brighton Ski Resort, UT, announced it would be opening on Friday, its Big Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Solitude Mountain Resort announced it would be opening today, Thursday, November 10th. “Early season snowfall and low temps allowed us to set up the mountain pretty early in the season this year. We estimate that between 50 and 200 snowboarders and […] SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments