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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 98 | Caroline Gleich – Professional Skier, US Senate Candidate, Climate Activist

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Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer, filmmaker, author, and one of the most visible climate advocates in the outdoor world. She’s climbed and skied some of the biggest lines on the planet, including multiple 8,000m peaks, while using her platform to push hard for outdoor conservation. In 2024, Caroline ran for the US Senate in Utah, bringing climate policy, […]
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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 74 | Chris Tomer – Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist & Avid Backcountry Skier and Mountaineer

This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. Chris Tomer is an Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist with over 20 years of weather forecasting experience. He is also an avid backcountry skier and mountaineer who has climbed all of Colorado’s 54 14,000′ peaks. Chris has been an on-air host and meteorologist for KDVR Fox 31 Denver and Colorado […]
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[VIDEO] Miles Clark 2024 Utah Highlights : 603″ of Snowfall and Some Classic Wasatch Lines

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The Cottonwood Canyons area of Utah saw 603″ of snowfall last season, and the skiing was hot! Here is my view of how it went down in Utah last year, featuring lines including: Y Couloir Alternate Cardiac Ridge Suicide Chute Kessler’s Catchers Mitt Benson & Hedges Couloir Athey’s Line Pipeline at Snowbird Sundance Ski Resort Church Double Drop at Alta […]
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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 […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Spring Storm Bringing a Foot of New Snow to Utah

NWS Snow Forecast. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 9 p.m. MST A low pressure system moves west-to-east across Southern Utah on Monday. Widespread valley rain and mountain snow begin tonight and continue all day Monday before tapering off Monday night. A much drier pattern sets up for the next week beginning on Tuesday. […]
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UTA Launches Ski Bus Service to Cottonwood Canyons, UT, For 2023/24 Season

Traffic congestion in the canyons leading to Utah’s top ski destinations has become a significant source of frustration for the local skiing and snowboarding community, particularly on powder days. It can take hours to just get to the mouth of the canyons, and that’s before accounting for the additional time required to travel from the canyon base to the resorts […]
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Alta Ski Area, UT, Breaks More Than 40-Year-Old Snowfall Record

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Utah skiers and boarders have been watching the snowstake at Alta Ski Area, UT, like hawks, wondering: Would the resort, known for its deep powder skiing, break the all-time snowfall record this weekend. Many snowsports enthusiasts had flocked to the powder-rich resort nestled in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon in anticipation of this event, and […]
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America-Wide Staff Shortages Will Affect Ski Resort Bus Routes in Utah in 22/23

Utah Ski Resorts will be adversely affected by the nationwide staff shortage, as the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) had to cut services to ski resorts. The UTA announced cuts to several of its bus routes last Wednesday. Related: UDOT Plans Toll Road in Both Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons Along With Gondola Project UTA is short 85 bus drivers in the […]
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