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 […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 5, 2024 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | October 23, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2023 3 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 24, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 9, 2022 0 Comments
VIDEO: UAC Check Out ‘Bone-Crunching, Tree-Snapping’ Massive Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT 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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 19, 2021 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 20, 2018 2 Comments
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