Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. It’s no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500” of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Brighton Ski Patrol, UT, Asks Visitors to Bring Beacon, Shovel, Probe When Entering Milly Bowl in Attempt to Compact Snow Utah has had an active January. After 25 days of virtually no snow, the faucet turned on, bringing over 8 feet of snow to northern Utah in a series of storms starting around January 9. Since then, it’s been nothing but powder riding and avalanches. On Wednesday, Brighton Ski Patrol opened up its famous Milly Bowl, which is steep enough […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
Iconic ‘Bone Zone’ at Brighton Resort, UT, Opened Last Week | Currently Closed Awaiting More Snow The iconic ‘Bone Zone’ at Brighton Resort, UT, opened to the public last week. The area, which is free to all, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., as long as there’s snow. However, the area shut down yesterday due to a lack of snow and will remain closed until conditions improve. BRING A SHOVEL! The @bonezonebrighton is […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 30, 2023 1 Comment
Brighton Resort, UT, to Require Paid Parking Reservations This Winter Following the footsteps of neighboring resort Park City, Brighton Resort will require paid parking reservations beginning in the 2023-2024 season. Reservations will have a base rate of $20 for all lots with a $25 dollar price tag on holidays. Like Park City, Brighton will require reservations for every day of the year, but will not charge for parking after 1 […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | July 11, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 19, 2023 0 Comments
Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Closure Update for April 13, 2023 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Photo Tour of Utah Buried in Snow | 800″ of Snow and Counting 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 […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 3, 2023 0 Comments
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: […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 31, 2023 0 Comments