Top 5 Newest North American Resorts Opened in the Last 20 Years Is new always better? While skiers and snowboarders have enjoyed an avalanche of new lifts, terrain expansions, and access options over the last two decades, the opening of entirely new resorts has been rarer. Though the number of newer resorts is limited, those who have visited them have surely enjoyed the opportunity and unique experiences they offer. Here are the […] Brains Greg Wedow | December 12, 2025 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT, Report: Early Season Off-Piste Fun on My First Ever Day Here Report from December 10, 2025 Wednesday was my first-ever day at Snowbasin ski resort in Utah. The drive from Park City took me the same amount of time that it takes me to get to Alta (about 1 hour), but it was all easy freeway driving and no traffic whatsoever. I parked right up front and jumped on the gondola. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 12, 2025 0 Comments
Deer Valley, UT, Report: Gifted Grooming & Early Season Fun Report from December 9, 2025 Day #2 of the ski season found me at Deer Valley. I believe I’ve become an old Deer Valley skier… It’s my closest resort to home and it’s lovely. I rolled up to the main base area around 11am and marched onto the Carpenter Chair headed for Sterling. I did 8 laps on Sterling and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2025 0 Comments
Digging into Utah’s Mining History Ahead of Deer Valley’s Expansion Extell, the well known NYC real estate developer, has expanded westward with its flagship Deer Valley East Village development. The village is set to become a $5 billion masterpiece, but the land the village is sitting on has centuries of history, and was once home to the Mayflower Mine, which was operational from 1929 until 1972. Related: Deer Valley, UT, Invites […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | December 9, 2025 0 Comments
Nationwide U.S. Snow Cover Hits Highest Early-Season Level in 20 Years 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 […] Climate Greg Wedow | December 5, 2025 0 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
SnowBrains Forecast: 20+ Inches for Utah This Weekend A strong multi-day winter storm will bring widespread early season snowfall to the northern Utah mountains from Thursday night through the weekend, with the Cottonwoods and other northern Utah resorts seeing the deepest new snow followed by a lighter wave Sunday night into Monday and a turn toward warmer, drier weather next week. All snow at the ski areas falls […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 4, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Olympics Julia Schneemann | November 25, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 22, 2025 0 Comments
Park City Mountain, UT, Postpones Opening Day Amid Low Early-Season Snowfall The winter stoke in Utah will have to remain patient as Park City Mountain, one of Utah’s most famous ski resorts, postponed its Opening Day due to a lack of early-season snowfall. The resort, which was originally scheduled to begin its season on November 21, has not yet announced a new opening date as it waits for natural snowfall and ideal […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | November 21, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 19, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 19, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 15, 2025 0 Comments
Top 5 Best Ski Counties in the United States There are countless great skiing and snowboarding locations across the United States. Some counties, however, pull far above their weight when it comes to quality and quantity of snow, elevation, access to great inbounds and backcountry terrain, vibrant après scene, accessibility from major airports, and of course number of ski resorts. From coast to coast, we’ve compiled a list using […] Brains Joseph Kaufmann | November 14, 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
Brian Head Resort, UT, Pushes Back Opening Day By Another Week Today, Brian Head Resort, Utah, announced it has moved its 2025–26 winter opening date to Friday, November 21, weather permitting. The resort was originally scheduled to open on November 7 and subsequently moved it to November 15. The recent unseasonable warmth has now pushed the opening by another week to next week Friday at 10:00 a.m. Related: Brian Head Resort, […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 11, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | November 5, 2025 2 Comments
9,717′ Guardsman Pass, UT, Now Closed for Winter Despite Mild Weather Guardsman Pass on SR-190 is closed for the winter season since 12 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025, as announced by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). This annual closure covers the stretch from the SR-190 winter gate to the Bonanza Flat gate. UDOT closes this road every year due to its steep and narrow profile, which makes winter plowing […] SnowBrains | November 2, 2025 0 Comments
Ski 6 Utah Resorts in 1 Epic Day with the Ski Utah Interconnect Tour Utah’s Wasatch Mountains are home to a cluster of legendary ski areas packed with deep powder, steep bowls, and wide-open glades. For serious skiers, few adventures would compare to linking together six world-class resorts in the area in a single day, and that is exactly what is possible for those who sign up for a specialized tour. Long known for […] Industry News Brent Glogau | October 28, 2025 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | October 27, 2025 0 Comments
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