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30-Year-Old Man Killed By Roof Avalanche Near Brighton Resort, UT

Avalanches don’t just happen in the backcountry.  On Monday night, 30-year-old Ryan Peterson had gone up to a cabin his family partly owns near Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon when the snow situated on the structure’s roof slid and fell on top of him. He was buried with no one around to help him, according to Utah’s KUTV news […]

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AvyBrains | April 19, 2023
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Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Closure Update for April 13, 2023

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Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, continues to face temporary closures until at least Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Utah Department for Transportation (‘UDOT’) has been closing State Route 190 during the day since April 8, 2023, for extended periods for avalanche clearance and mitigation. State Route 190 had to be closed every day this week from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm […]

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SnowBrains | April 12, 2023
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Photo Tour of Utah Buried in Snow | 800″ of Snow and Counting

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Ski areas all over Utah are smashing snowfall records this year. With more storms on the horizon, we thought it would be fun to peruse some crazy pictures that have made it an epic season so far. Related: [GIVEAWAY] Winter ’22-23 Deep Snow Photo Competition: Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Indy Pass and More If you haven’t clipped […]

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Luke Guilford | April 3, 2023
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Alta Ski Area, UT, Surpasses 800″ Snowfall This Season For First Time in Recorded History

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alta Ski Area (@altaskiarea) On March 24th, Alta Ski Area broke its all-time season snowfall record of 748″ set in the winter of 1981-82.  Today, after getting 19″ of new snow overnight, the legendary Utah ski area has surpassed 800″ of total season snowfall for the first time in its history.  Wow.  Related: […]

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SnowBrains | March 31, 2023
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Brighton Resort, UT, Extends Season to Memorial Day, 2023

When life gives you lemons… With record-breaking snowfall and a 172-inch base, Brighton Resort in Utah has decided to extend its ski season until the end of May. Originally slated to close on April 30, Brighton pulled the plug on deciding to keep its lifts spinning another month because of how much snow is currently on the mountain. It’d be […]

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SnowBrains | March 29, 2023
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Brighton Resort, UT, Receives Highest Ever Recorded Snowfall of 765 Inches

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In a winter of superlatives, you can be forgiven for becoming a bit blasé about another record being broken. But here is another one: Brighton Resort, UT, just broke its all-time record and has received 765 inches of snow this season. That is more than 50% more snowfall than in their average season. Or, to put it another way, that […]

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SnowBrains | March 26, 2023
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Utah Celebrates Over 700” of Snowfall in Record Time With a 700” Banner in Downtown Salt Lake City

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Brighton Resort officially reached a monumental 703” of snowfall for the season on March 20, 2023, the earliest in the season that this has occurred since Utah began recording snowfall in 1943. To celebrate, Ski Utah, Visit Salt Lake, The Utah Office of Tourism and Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City will combine forces to unfurl an impressive 700” banner on […]

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SnowBrains | March 21, 2023
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Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah

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The Cottonwood Canyons in Utah have become notorious not only for exceptional skiing but for the seemingly never-ending traffic. To ease the traffic flow, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has busses to take passengers up and down the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. However, due to an operator shortage, the buses have reduced their frequency of pick-ups from every 15 […]

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Riley McDonald | January 24, 2023
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