Thanks to Almost 2-Feet of Snow in 24-Hours, These 2 Utah Ski Areas Will Open Early This Week Not long after Brighton Ski Resort, UT, announced it would be opening on Friday, its Big Cottonwood Canyon neighbor Solitude Mountain Resort announced it would be opening today, Thursday, November 10th. “Early season snowfall and low temps allowed us to set up the mountain pretty early in the season this year. We estimate that between 50 and 200 snowboarders and […] SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
Top 10 Small Ski Resorts in North America for Powder Hounds Putting together a “best of” list can seem rather arbitrary and so wildly subjective rendering the list almost meaningless. To stave off the naysayers, making the cut on this VIP inventory was restricted to those Small Ski Resorts that met all of the following criteria: copious amounts of deep, blower-light powder (300+ inches minimum), maximum of seven real-deal lifts (moving […] Robin Azer | July 6, 2022 20 Comments
Top 13 U.S. Park Resorts: Opinion From A Freestyle Skier The flip side to big mountain skiing is park. They are almost like the yin and yang of freestyle skiing. Both must exist in perfect balance for the sport as a whole to progress. I am a big mountain skier by passion, but park skiing has recently become a bigger aspect of my skiing. It is a great place to learn […] Ryan Flynn | July 5, 2022 5 Comments
2 Fatalities at Ski Resorts in Utah and New Mexico Over Thanksgiving There were two tragic accidents at American ski resorts last week, both resulting in fatalities. A 55-year-old man skiing with his son was airlifted to hospital in an extremely critical condition Wednesday after an accident at Brighton Ski Resort, UT. He later died of his injuries. Lee Draper and his son were skiing at 9:30 am in the White Snake area […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 29, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted From Brighton Resort, UT, in Extremely Critical Condition Following Accident in Snowmaking Area A 61-year-old man skiing with his son was airlifted to hospital in an extremely critical condition yesterday after an accident at Brighton Ski Resort, UT. The pair were skiing at 9:30 am in the White Snake area by the Snake Creek run where the resort was making snow. Related: Utah’s Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally. The man hit […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 25, 2021 0 Comments
Utah’s Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally. Brighton Resort kicked off Utah’s ski season on Monday, opening to passholders and pipping Solitude to the title of first resort in the state to open. After Solitude announced they would be opening on the 23rd, Brighton quickly jumped to action and opened to passholders on the 22nd. Due to our employees putting in some amazing work we are able to […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
Top 15 Ski Areas for Early-Season Skiing Early-season skiing is insanely valuable. With winter break providing a great window to take a vacation, unfortunately, ski resort conditions do not always comply with the break. Luckily, Z Rankings broke down the best early-season ski resorts in terms of the resort’s average snowfall and the percentage of terrain open by December 25. Steamboat Resort, CO 93% of Steamboat’s terrain is […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 2, 2021 0 Comments
Wasatch Range, UT Report: 2 Ski Areas, a 1,300-Vertical-Foot Backcountry Couloir, and 1 Closing day Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report From Sunday, April 18, 2021 We started at Alta. By 11 am we were on top of a 45-degree, 1,300-vertical foot couloir. We were in Brighton by noon and back at Alta for last chair at 4:20. Yesterday was a day that’ll be etched in the walls of my mind for as […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | April 20, 2021 1 Comment
Photo & Video Tour: February, is That You? Utah Just Got Dumped On Just because Spring has sprung and resorts across the country have begun closing doesn’t mean it’s time to put your skis away just yet. You can never count out April. A storm hit the Cottonwoods yesterday, dumping well over a foot of fresh snow. February, is that you? 48-hour totals: Alta: 19″ Brighton: 17″ Snowbird: 18″ Solitude: 16″ Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-12″ of Snow For Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons Through Friday, More In The Uinta’s Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Brought to you by Alta Ski Area 2:15 PM MST, 4/13/2021 Forecast Summary: A slow-moving closed low will develop over the Great Basin, bringing 8-12″ of snow to the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah and with more falling in the Uintas. Snow will start later tonight and continue on and off through Friday Conditions […] Weather Eric McNamee | April 13, 2021 0 Comments
Boyne Resorts to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030 Boyne Resorts, which owns the ski resorts of Big Sky, MT, Brighton, UT, Boyne Highlands, MI, Boyne Mountain Resort, MI, Cypress Mountain, BC, Loon Mountain, NH, Sugarloaf Resort, ME, Summit at Snoqualmie, WA, and Sunday River, ME, has announced its commitment to be 100% carbon neutral by the end of 2030. This announcement comes after Boyne Resorts announced a […] Liam Abbott | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT To Close Uphill Traffic on Busy Days This Winter Seven a.m.—powder day. Make coffee, grab a quick bite, pack gear into car—off for the races by eight. Stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic by eight-thirty. “It’s Saturday,” you remember. Little Cottonwood Canyon is always packed on a Saturday powder day. Thirty minutes pass and you make it a half-mile to the mouth of the canyon—it’s still dumping hard. As you creep […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 17, 2020 2 Comments
Origins: How The New Deal Helped Foster The U.S. Ski Industry In this week’s edition of Origins, we will take a deep dive into how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’ New Deal initiatives helped influence ski areas and mountain towns. If you missed last week’s edition of Origins on heli-skiing, check it out here: Related: Origins: Heli-skiing The New Deal was a series of programs and institutions created during the Great Depression […] Ryan Flynn | October 30, 2020 5 Comments
Brighton Resort, UT Announces There Will be No ‘Bone Zone’ This Year Brighton Resort, UT announced on Facebook yesterday that the iconic ‘Bone Zone’ will be closed this preseason, and will not open until the 21/22 season. In order to comply with COVID-19 guidelines and keep our team safe and healthy, the Bone Zone will be closed until the 2021/2022 pre-season. We know how much the Bone Zone means to the snowboard […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 30, 2020 0 Comments
Ski Programs Molding Better Lives for Those Living in Salt Lake City’s West-Side Communities Published on Voices of Utah It’s Saturday. The sun is shining and snow is on the ground. Parents are dropping their children off at Mountainview Elementary in Salt Lake City and the kids are already exploding with excitement — they are going on a field trip. Juan Gilberto Rejón — or “Coach Juan,” as those in west-side communities refer to […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 28, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: WOAH! Huge Send at Brighton Resort, UT Turns into ‘Scream Huck’ View this post on Instagram When you realize you should have brought a parachute (or tucked for double). Sound on😅✌ðŸ¼#sendywendy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @jerryoftheday @barstoolsports @senditofficiall #gobig #justgonnasendit #powderskiing #backcountryskiing #nsfamous #freeskiculture #earnyourairtime #newschoolers #freeski #wasatchmountains #brightonskiresort #fattytosplatty #skiing #bigair #powguide #skiislife #mspix #gopro #skiingisfun A post […] SnowBrains | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Utah Issuing New Safety Sticker Program for Big and Little Cottonwood Employees & Residents KSL News reports that Utah Department of Transportation officials are implementing a sticker program for ski resort employees and residents of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new sticker program is a means to verify that employees/residents’ vehicles are adequately equipped for winter driving conditions. Vehicles that are up to par with inspection will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 20, 2019 2 Comments
Yeti Pass – Ski Every Resort in Utah for Just $43 a Day The Yeti Pass is the perfect way to explore Utah’s 15 stellar ski destinations. The pass is good for one day at each resort and costs $649. That is just $43 dollars a day if you get to all 15 resorts on the pass. A bit more expensive then a traditional season pass but could be a good option for those […] Industry News Robert Hansen | November 22, 2019 1 Comment
Brighton Resort Is the First Resort to OPEN in Utah For the second year running, Brighton Resort is the first resort to start lifts turning in Utah. Two lifts were running, Majestic and Explorer, and will now be running daily from 9 am to 4 pm. Related: A Utah Winter Road Trip: Sample the Greatest Snow on Earth with the Ikon Pass Giving eager riders just 24-hours notice, Brighton Resort […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 20, 2019 0 Comments
Police Name Skier Who Died after Hitting a Tree at Brighton Ski Resort, UT Police yesterday released the name of the man who died in a skiing accident at Brighton Ski Resort on Monday. The skier has been identified as Michael Rueckert, 63, according to a tweet from the Unified Police Department. Rueckert lost control when he skied around a bend and hit a tree trying to avoid a stopped skier. Members of Brighton’s […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 4, 2019 0 Comments
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