Deer Valley, UT, Announces New Expansion Project Will Be Partly Ready for 2024-25 Season The ski industry is a very competitive business, and resorts around the world are doing their best to attract and retain skiers. Resorts have been upgrading and improving their lift capabilities, improving snow-making, building new infrastructure, and expanding terrain. These improvements cost resorts a lot of money that can easily reach hundreds of millions of dollars. The Deer Valley expansion project Expanded Excellence is […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | September 16, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: The First Significant Snow of the Year Expected Across Much of the Western U.S. | Where and When Could it Snow? A storm will develop over California on Monday, kicking off a cold and wet week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 10 p.m. MST A robust low-pressure system will move down the West Coast this weekend, bringing much cooler temperatures and precipitation to California/Nevada, including snow in the High Sierra. That system then moves […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 13, 2024 0 Comments
Brian Head Resort, UT, Announces 2024-25 Winter Operating Schedule & Offers Day Passes for as Little as $19 Southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort is scheduled to kick off its 60th ski season on Friday, November 8, with nearly $1.4 million in capital improvements, new trails, gladed terrain, and on-mountain celebrations. During the 2024-25 season, Brian Head Resort will debut three new trails, including two beginner trails and one intermediate trail, bringing the total number of trails at the resort […] Industry News Press Release | September 11, 2024 0 Comments
Man Who Threatened Snowboarder with Shotgun at Brighton, UT, Writes ‘Deadly Force’ Essay as Part of Plea Deal In February, a snowboarder had a shocking last run of the day when cruising near Brighton Resort, Utah. Loren Richardson was snowboarding in a group of six, which had left the gate at the top of the Great Western chairlift. Richardson was going down a narrow pathway on his snowboard when he happened upon Keith Stebbings, an older man brandishing […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 11, 2024 0 Comments
Mount Superior, UT, Temporarily Reopens to Hikers The wait to hike Mount Superior, Utah, is over, but only for a few weeks before another short-term closure in early September. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has temporarily lifted the closure in Little Cottonwood Canyon after completion of the initial phase of their avalanche mitigation project along SR 210, which is the road that leads to Alta Ski […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | September 1, 2024 0 Comments
Limited $799 Season Parking Passes Up for Lottery at Park City Mountain Resort, UT Guests who plan to visit Park City Mountain Resort, Utah, this winter have until Tuesday, September 3 at 4 P.M. MST to enter for a chance to purchase a season parking pass in the covered and coveted Mountain Village Garage. 83 remaining season parking permits will be assigned on a random lottery system. Those who are chosen will have the […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 30, 2024 0 Comments
Park City, UT, Sets Sights on Breaking the Longest Ski Shot World Record Again Park City, Utah, is attempting to break its world record for the longest ski shot once again on October 12. The local Rotary Club “Park City Sunrise” and the distillery “High West Distilling” are organizing the event for the eighth time. The hosts want to use the event to raise over $60,000 for local charities. High West Distilling aims to […] Laughs Leander Walchshöfer | August 29, 2024 0 Comments
Snowbasin Resort, UT, Announces Series of Upgrades As one of the oldest continuously-operated ski resorts in the nation, Snowbasin Resort, Utah, announced a series of capital investments ahead of the two upcoming winter seasons. Strategic upgrades including a high-speed chairlift, refurbished gondola cabins, improved beginner terrain, and revised parking and entry for optimized traffic flow. “Snowbasin is committed to being the most accessible mountain in Utah and […] Industry News Press Release | August 24, 2024 0 Comments
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