[VIDEO] Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Patrollers Trigger Large D2 Avalanche at Ski Area View this post on Instagram A post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain) Ski Patrollers at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, triggered this large D2 avalanche during their mitigation work earlier this week. A D2 avalanche is big enough to bury, injure, or kill a person. Related: Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? The patrollers were blasting in Honeycomb […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 23, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20″ of Snow For Utah’s Mountains Through Wednesday; More Later This Week Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 11:15 PM MST, 12/13/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough with a strong cold front will move through Utah Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and bring 10-20″ of snow to most of Utah’s mountains. Snow will start Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday morning. Showers will taper off throughout the day Wednesday as the trough […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Feet of Snow For Utah’s Mountains Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 3:15 PM MST, 12/08/2021 Forecast Summary: A deep and cold trough will move through Utah Thursday/Friday and bring 1-2 FEET of snow to most mountain locations across Utah through Friday. Snow will initially start early Thursday and continue through the day. Showers will taper off throughout the day Friday as the trough […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Pattern Change Out West; Feet of Snow Expected Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 8:35 PM MST, 12/5/2021 Forecast Summary: FEET of snow is expected across the western US over the next week as a major pattern change occurs. The extremely dry November over the west looks to hopefully change going into December as a long-wave trough develops.ย Different regions of the west will see rounds […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 5, 2021 0 Comments
Utah’s Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally. Brighton Resort kicked off Utahโs ski season on Monday, opening to passholders and pipping Solitude to the title of first resort in the state to open.ย After Solitude announced they would be opening on the 23rd, Brighton quickly jumped to action and opened to passholders on the 22nd. Due to our employees putting in some amazing work we are able to […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
[UPDATED] Utah Ski Resorts Opening Dates for Winter 2021/22 As the leaves start changing and the days grow shorter and shorter, it can only mean one thing: winter is coming.ย But not just yet… after the snowiest October in 17-years got us all stoked for winter, Mother Nature had other ideas. Lack of snow and warm temperatures have resulted in several Utah ski areas postponing their opening days. Related: Colorado […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 17, 2021 1 Comment
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Latest to Postpone This Week’s Opening Due to Lack of Snow Solitude Mountain Resort, in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, announced this morning that they would not be opening as scheduled this Fridayโโinstead, theyโre aiming for next Wednesday, 24th November. Related: These 9 Resorts Have All Postponed This Weekโs Opening Due to Lack of Snow Solitude follows other Utah resorts Park City and Brian Head in postponing opening day. Weโre as excited […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 16, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-12″ of Snow For Parts of Utah’s Wasatch Through Thursday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee ย 5:00 PM MST, 11/08/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough will move through Utah Tuesday/Wednesday and bring 6-12″ of snow to Utah’s Wasatch. Snow will initially start Tuesday and continue through the day Wednesday. Showers will taper off during the day Thursday as the trough moves east. Dry and quiet conditions look to […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 8, 2021 0 Comments