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Salt Lake City, UT, Residents Unhappy About New Recreation Fees Implemented at Central Wasatch Trailheads

The U.S. Forest Service has introduced new recreation fees at several popular trailheads in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, including the Mill D Trailhead and Spruces Campground, home to some of the most popular backcountry skiing areas in the Wasatch. Visitors have reported finding flyers on their vehicles, leading to confusion and discussions on social media. Some individuals […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | December 23, 2024
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SnowBrains Forecast: Spring Storms Keep the Fun Going in UT, CO, and WY

Expected snow totals this week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the morning of Friday, April 5th Forecast Summary A strong cold front arrives in Utah and Western Wyoming Friday afternoon, and Colorado overnight, with very strong winds out ahead of the front followed by mountain snow behind the front. This front brings relatively light snow accumulations to UT/CO resorts, but hangs […]

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WeatherBrains | April 5, 2024
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Solitude, UT, Will Open for 2023/24 Season Friday, November 10

November 9, 2023 (BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UT) — Solitude Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding with an early season stoke event for Solitude and Ikon Pass holders on Friday, November 10. Originally scheduled for November 17, this will be Solitude’s earliest opening in 10 years.Link lift is scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with access […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 9, 2023
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Increase in Parking Penalties Next Winter for Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT

Salt Lake County, Utah, just announced that penalties for parking violations inside of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons will be increased this coming winter in hopes of incentivizing people to conform to parking regulations. The fine for a parking violation used to be $25, but will now be anywhere from $75 to $150, depending on the violation. The increase in […]

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Alfred Arnaud | October 23, 2023
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Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Steep, Soft, and Spicy

Report from Friday, February 24, 2023 On a scale from ketchup to ghost pepper, the Generator Couloir was about a Serrano. It was a spicy one. I linked up with the Wasatch Wolf at about 10 am and we started weighing out options. Maybe this, maybe that—the strong winds from the night before on top of the four feet of snow […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2023
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Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Brutishly Deep Pow and Blistering Cold

Report from Thursday, February 23, 2023 Yesterday we got to the trailhead in the wee hours of the morning to ski before we had to go into work and it was cold.  Two pairs of gloves, blistering cold. The windy ridgeline before our first descent was another level—wind chill had to have been in the negative teens. We transitioned quickly […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2023
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Wasatch Range, UT, Backcountry Report: Learning How to Powsurf in 2 Feet of Blower Powder

The Central Wasatch’s snowpack effectively doubled overnight.  Above 9,000′ over two feet of new snow was reported and the avalanche danger was high. Mark Staples with the Utah Avalanche Center shared today’s avalanche forecast, writing: “I am totally uncertain how the snowpack will react today. What I know for sure is that I would avoid avalanche terrain today. For these […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | November 9, 2022
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VIDEO: UAC Check Out ‘Bone-Crunching, Tree-Snapping’ Massive Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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 Utah Avalanche Center forecaster Craig Gordon and @forrestshearer checked out this large natural avalanche in Tuscarora Bowl, upper Big Cottonwood Canyon, yesterday (Thursday 2/18/21).  “It’s time to let the snow heal. Tone it back. It’s time to stay on 30º slopes. Stay off the big stuff and live to ride another day.” Breaking deep and wide, and most likely […]

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AvyBrains | February 19, 2021
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Alterra Mountain Co. To Acquire Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah

Alterra Mountain Co. just announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon just outside Salt Lake City, UT. Solitude Mountain Resort is located just 34 miles from the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and less than an hour from Deer Valley Resort, in the renowned Big Cottonwood Canyon. The mountain […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 20, 2018
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Toll Roads Being Considered for Roads Leading to Utah Ski Areas

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Due to increasing congestion inside two of the state’s most popular canyons, the President of the Utah State Senate is considering turning Little and Big Cottonwood canyons into toll roads, reports Fox 13. The roads up Big and Little Cottonwood canyons lead to some of the state’s most popular ski resorts. In the summer and winter, bumper-to-bumper traffic is not […]

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Steven Agar | January 12, 2018
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