Solitude Mountain, UT, Scraps Paid Parking on Fridays Due to Difficult Season As Utah’s winter season has been anything but normal, Solitude Mountain is scaling back its parking reservations. On Fridays, you no longer need a reservation, and parking on those days is now free until the end of the season. Importantly, while paid parking and reservations are no longer required on Friday, they are still required for Saturday and Sunday. If you […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | February 8, 2026 0 Comments
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. […] Climate Greg Wedow | January 23, 2026 3 Comments
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 […] Industry News Zach Suffish | December 4, 2025 1 Comment
The Ultimate Ikon Pass Odyssey: How to Spend a Year Skiing Across 5 Continents As the mega passes grow in both mountain access and price, being a casual skier is no longer worth the hefty cost. The Ikon Pass nearly spans the entire skiable world, covering both hemispheres, five continents, 13 countries, and 70 resorts. So what’s the most value someone can get from one Ikon Pass? Did you know that access to Southern […] Brains Zach Suffish | November 13, 2025 0 Comments
Deep Powder, Deep Pockets: Major Investments Drive the Competitive Utah Ski Scene It’s been six months since Utah ski resorts closed in April, and major projects have been set in motion since to enhance the ski experience for guests this winter and beyond. Skiers and riders may already be familiar with Deer Valley’s massive terrain expansion, which includes a new base village and around 2,000 new acres of skiable terrain. While Deer […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | October 4, 2025 0 Comments
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 | September 25, 2025 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, Ski Patrollers Have Ratified Their First-Ever Union Contract The Solitude Ski Patrol Union (SSPU) ratified its union contract after the whole process began in February of 2024. The collective bargaining agreement brings wage increases, benefits, and improved working conditions to the members of the SSPU. The contract includes a base wage increase of 10%, with a starting wage of $24 per hour. Additionally, a $100 monthly stipend is […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 21, 2025 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain, UT, Controversial New Parking Lot Proposal Destroys 11 Acres of Forest Solitude Mountain Resort, located in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, proposed a plan to wipe out around 11.4 acres of forested land to create a new parking lot large enough to fit 593 cars. This proposal came with significant backlash, with many citing traffic issues, environmental concerns, and logistical problems as to why the proposal should not get approved. In an […] Industry News Sam Fishman | June 29, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Decent Refresh for Utah This Week This forecast was created at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18 A potent midweek system will drop moderate snow totals in the northern and central mountains tonight into Thursday before a broad ridge brings several days of mainly dry, milder weather. Expect a quick-hitting shot of fresh powder followed by a significant warming trend heading into the weekend and early […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 20, 2025 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Warns That Ducking Ropes Could Result in Jail Time Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah has reiterated its stance against rope-ducking following recent avalanche incidents, one of which resulted in a fatality in the adjacent Silver Fork backcountry terrain. On February 8, 2025, a guest also triggered an avalanche in Honeycomb Canyon after entering a closed area, requiring a response from ski patrol. Related: [VIDEO] Steamboat Resort, CO, Warns of […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 11, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Colder Temps and More Snow for Utah Forecast completed 2 pm, Sunday, October 27th Forecast Summary Colder temperatures and periods of mountain snow will overspread Utah on Monday & Tuesday. Moderate accumulations are expected, but I don’t expect to see enough snow for my first turns of the winter. Another system will bring a chance for light snow this weekend. The long-range forecast is not particularly exciting. […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 28, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Report: Skiing “Ortovox Chute” on 9,850′ Evergreen Peak Report from April 3, 2024 Yesterday morning I met up with Juan and Martin for a stroll up Fantasy Ridge at Solitude, UT. Fantasy Ridge is terrain that only opens a few days per year. It’s challenging, wild, beautiful, alpine, short, and sweet. It’s also one of the 97 lines in legendary Andrew McLean’s “Chuting Gallery” book. He calls the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude & Brighton, UT, Conditions Report: Sun on Fresh Report from March 16, 2024 It’s not every day that one casually gets to ride two ski resorts unless one is in the Cottonwood Canyons. Today, we were fortunate enough to split time between Solitude and Brighton in Utah. The resorts offer riders a unique experience by way of the Solbright pathway connecting two disparate ski areas. We started […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 17, 2024 0 Comments
Second Edition of Red Bull Cascade Freeski Contest to Take Place at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT The competition, dreamed up by Red Bull athlete Bobby Brown, will run from March 29th – 30th Red Bull and freeskiing pioneer Bobby Brown are proud to announce the second edition of Red Bull Cascade, an elite freestyle ski competition that melds gravity-defying jumps and tricks with freeride-inspired lines. The event will gather the world’s top skiers from a variety […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2 Big Storms in Utah This Week Forecast prepared 10 AM MST Thursday, Feb 01. After a giant storm cycle in the beginning of January (~130″ in two weeks at Alta!), warm & dry weather has presided over Utah for the last week or so. Change arrives this afternoon when the first of two powerful Pacific storm systems pushes into the Intermountain West. We’ll see periods of […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Another Solid Blast of Snow for Utah Amidst a Warmer and Wetter Trend for the US NBM snow total for Utah through Thursday afternoon. Credit: WeatherBell An arctic outbreak last week brought dangerously cold temperatures and widespread snow to much of the US. Utah didn’t get nearly as cold as the other side of the Rockies, but did see colder temperatures and a large swath of new mountain snow. The state’s snowiest resorts located in the […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 16, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain, UT, Report: The Goods Are in the Woods Report from Tuesday, January 9, 2024 After a wet and warm start to the winter season in New England, I finally decided it was time for a BIG change of scenery. The Cottonwood Canyons have been on my bucket list for some time now, so it seemed only right to spend a week chasing storms around the four Big and […] Will Hart | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Much Needed Snow for Utah | Good Conditions for the Next 10+ Days Forecast prepared around 10:00 Jan 3, 2024 Forecast Summary A series of storms will bring snow to the entire U.S. West over the next ~10 days. This is welcome news, as most of the West is well below normal snowpack for this time of year. The author’s last pow turns were almost a month ago on December 9th – unacceptable, […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 3, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Will Open New Eagle Express Chairlift Next Week Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, has announced that the resort’s newly completed Eagle Express chairlift will open to the public next week Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The new high-speed 6-pack chairlift has replaced the original Eagle Express that was built in 1989. With improved uphill capacity, the new Eagle Express will enhance access to signature runs such as […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2023 0 Comments
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