SnowBrains Forecast: Major Storm Hammering Utah This Weekend, 2+ Feet Possible Yet another major winter storm will hammer Utah this week into this weekend, bringing as much as 2 feet of fresh snow to local resorts. The snowfall will last from Thursday morning until Friday night and cold temperatures will allow for extremely low density, blower powder. The best day for skiing will be Friday. The first wave will arrive in the […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 6, 2023 0 Comments
Private Utah Resort, Wasatch Peaks Ranch, Issued Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Construction and Sales Wasatch Peaks Ranch (WPR) is a 12,700-acre luxury private ski resort in Utah and has distinguished itself in ways no other ski resort can compete. It originally opened in the 2021/22 season for the ultra-wealthy and is just 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. It features 3,000 acres of skiable terrain, elevations ranging from 4,820 to 9,570 feet, private skiing, and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 5, 2023 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center Begins Daily Forecasts For 2023/24 Winter They’re back! The Utah Avalanche Center is once again making daily avalanche forecasts for the 2023-24 winter season starting today, December 1. The UAC’s daily avalanche forecasts typically include up-to-date weather and snow information, snow forecasts, current riding conditions, recent avalanches, and an overview of a specific area’s current avalanche problems. The current avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 1, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Dump For Utah This Weekend A major winter trough will dig into the western U.S. this week, bringing significant accumulations to Utah. Between Friday morning and Sunday night, Cottonwood resorts (Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude) should end up with 30-40″ storm totals with 20-30″ over on the otherside of the range in Park City and Deer Valley. The snowfall will begin on Friday morning and will ramp […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 30, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Utah Highlight Video 2023 – 903″ of Snowfall With High Quality Skiing from October Until August This past season (2023), was one for the books in Utah. I started my season in Utah, skiing early laps of Suicide Chute in October???, and ending it on those same lines in mid-July! This years record setting snowfall did not disappoint, and you can see I was taking full advantage of that. 2023 was a wild one in Utah. Little […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
First Skier-Triggered Avalanches of the Season Reported in Utah Backcountry The Utah Avalanche Center has received its first skier-triggered avalanche reports of the season following a recent storm that deposited up to 19 inches of new snow in the backcountry. The avalanches, primarily composed of soft slabs of new snow or wind-drifted snow, were reported in upper elevation northerly facing terrain. “Saw a group drop a similar aspect and decided […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Utah Calling for 8-14″ of Snow & 22″ of Snow in the Upper Cottonwood Canyons Winter Storm Warning for Utah 11pm Sunday – 3am Monday URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 Including the cities of Alta and Brighton 218 PM MST Sat Nov 18 2023 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM MST MONDAY… * WHAT…Heavy […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 18, 2023 0 Comments
Utah Avalanche Center: “Classic Pattern Unfolding” for Dangerous Avalanche Conditions This Winter View this post on Instagram A post shared by Utah Avalanche Center (@utavy) Big fall-season snow is not good for avalanche conditions later on in the winter. It’s often a recipe for disaster, as explained by Utah Avalanche Forecaster Mark Staples in the video above. Related: CAIC: Why Early Season Snow is Dangerous in Colorado On a quick outing […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 1, 2023 0 Comments