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
Toll Roads Being Considered for Roads Leading to Utah Ski Areas 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 […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 12, 2018 1 Comment
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