Fresh Tracks and New Peaks: Discover What’s New at Utah Ski Resorts for the 2024-25 Season Ski Utah is thrilled to announce exciting new upgrades and experiences for the highly anticipated 2024-25 ski season across all 15 Utah ski resorts. From cutting-edge lift technology and expanded skiable terrain to revamped dining experiences and sustainability-driven initiatives, Utah’s resorts are raising the bar for winter sports enthusiasts. Come discover why Utah’s legendary slopes are the ultimate winter playground! […] Industry News Press Release | October 27, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Bumming 101: How to Ski 100+ Days a Year as a College Student in Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City. Where you go to school to ski. A college degree is only a bonus—if you are so disciplined to resist the calling to give up on life and retreat into the Wasatch after your first season experiencing “the Greatest Snow on Earth.” It happens to a lot of people. I graduated from the University of Utah in […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | October 20, 2024 1 Comment
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
Utah Ski Resorts See Decline in Visitor Numbers for 2023/2024 Season The State of Utah has 15 ski resorts and is one of the best skiing destinations in the United States. It’s home to some of the most famous ski areas in America, such as Snowbird and Alta. The record-breaking snowfall during the 2022/2023 ski season caused ski areas to report some of the highest visitor revenue of all time. However, this season didn’t […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | July 11, 2024 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT, Faces Challenges with Supreme Lift and Considers Rebuild Alta Ski Area is confronting significant issues with its Supreme lift, a detachable quad with an eight-degree turn, due to accelerated metal fatigue. General Manager Mike Maughan disclosed that the lift’s chairs have sustained damage over time from passing through numerous canted sheave assemblies. “Every one of those [chair pans] is cracked significantly,” Maughan informed the Alta Town Council. Engineers […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2024 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Ski Day #189 = “Suicide Chute” | 11,045′ Mt. Superior Report from June 4, 2024 On Tuesday, I drove to Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah with a plan to ski Main Chute at Alta. I was tired after 188 days of skiing this season. As I drove past Mt. Superior, I saw that there was snow from Suicide Chute right down to the road. I hit the brakes and swerved […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 0 Comments
Trip Report: Snowbird, UT | “Pipeline Couloir” Report from June 5, 2024 Yesterday was my last ski day of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Ski day #190. Ski day #463 of the past 546 days. I’ve been skiing 6 days per week for 17 months straight (78 weeks). I’m exhausted… 11,489′ American Fork Twin Peak, UT “Pipeline Couloir” Details Summit (actually a notch): 11,300′ Car: 7,900′ Vertical From Car: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 6, 2024 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT, General Manager Pens “Red Snake Letter” to UDOT to Offer True Solution for Congestion in Little Cottonwood Canyon If you pay attention to snow industry news, there is no doubt you are aware of the saga of the traffic issues on State Route 210 in Utah leading to Snowbird and Alta Ski Area. On weekends and powder days, the traffic can delay travelers for hours, especially if the road is closed for avalanche danger and mitigation. To address […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 9, 2024 1 Comment
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