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Nationwide U.S. Snow Cover Hits Highest Early-Season Level in 20 Years

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Snow–for skiing and snowboarding, the more the better, right? Most riders would agree, and further proof is the popularized phrase, “No friends on a powder day.” While some areas of the Western United States are experiencing below-average snowfall, the Northeast is thriving with the opposite. But what is the overall trend? According to Chris Vickers, WTOL Chief Meteorologist, the United […]
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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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Utah Unveils ‘Utah 2034’ Olympic Logo—And Opinions Are Divided

With exactly 3,000 days to go until the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, Utah’s organisers have unveiled the interim branding for the Games: ‘Utah 2034.’ The new logo and name were launched on Saturday, November 22, at a ceremony in the Salt Lake City International Airport. Related: How the 2034 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Could Affect Utah’s Economy […]
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Brian Head Becomes Utah’s First Resort to Open for the 2025-26 Season

After receiving 10 inches of snowfall in the last week, Brian Head Resort became Utah’s first resort to open the 2025–26 ski season on Friday, November 21. The resort was originally scheduled to open on November 7 and subsequently postponed season opening twice, first to November 15 and then to November 21. The delayed opening followed weeks of unusually warm weather […]
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New Brighton, UT, Land Ordinance Expands Local Voice Over Ski Resort Growth in Upper Big Cottonwood Canyon

A new land-use ordinance in the Town of Brighton is being hailed as a major win for hyperlocal, community-led stewardship in the Central Wasatch. Last week, the town passed ordinance OAM2025-001431, a measure that reshapes how ski resort expansion and commercial development can move forward in upper Big Cottonwood Canyon, according to the Winter Wildlands Alliance. The ordinance is designed […]
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Alta Ski Area Delays 2025-26 Season Opening to December 5 as Utah’s Snow Drought Persists

If the current snow situation in the western United States were a book, it might be “All Quiet on the Western Front” because, unfortunately, there is no snow news. Instead of whoops echoing through the glades and powder fields, this November is shaping up to be unusually quiet. Alta Ski Area announced today that it is delaying its planned opening […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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SnowBrains Forecast: A Foot of New Snow This Week Ends Utah’s No-Snow Streak

This forecast was created at 8 p.m. PST on November 15, 2025. A pair of early-season storms will bring widespread mountain snow to Utah from Sunday through Wednesday, with the deepest accumulations focused on the high terrain of southern Utah and solid base-building snow farther north. The Sunday into Monday system is the stronger of the two, delivering heavy, high-elevation […]
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A Battle for Park City Mountain, UT: Billionaire Matthew Prince vs. Vail Resorts Empire

The idea of returning Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) back to local ownership was revived by Park City local Matthew Prince. In an October 27 Zoom video conversation with SnowBrains, the billionaire founder of Cloudflare said local ownership of PCMR is inevitable. It reignited a debate that began in May 2025, when Prince bought the historic Townlift Plaza, saving it […]
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Deer Valley, UT, Has Added More Terrain in 1 Season Than Many Destination Ski Resorts Have Total Acreage

Deer Valley has been in the midst of a massive expansion, with 2,000 skiable acres opening this season in addition to the 300 new acres added last season. It’s hard to fathom a resort more than doubling its size in two seasons with the bulk of the expansion opening this season. The largest expansions prior to this were less than […]
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Luke W. Smith |
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First Skier-Triggered Avalanche of the Utah Season Highlights Danger of Early Season Skiing

Recent early-season storms have brought everything from light dustings of snow pretty enough for Instagram, to accumulations deep enough for some rare October turns. Along with temperatures cold enough to support sustained snowmaking, these early-season storms have allowed several ski areas to open up limited terrain. Arapahoe Basin was all set to be the first to open on Sunday, October […]
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At Utah’s Powder Mountain, Skiing Meets Sculpture as the Resort Unveils New Outdoor Art

The ski slopes of northern Utah are about to take on a new role: as the world’s first skiable outdoor art museum. Following its August 2024 announcement of plans to blend skiing and large-scale art, Powder Mountain this week unveiled its first suite of permanent installations through the newly established Powder Art Foundation. The works—by artists ranging from 1970s land […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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