Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah 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 […] Industry News Riley McDonald | January 24, 2023 0 Comments
Ride For A Cause at Brighton Resort in Utah Utahโs Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon is giving back this season. Three early-season Wednesdays are dedicated โCHAIR-itableโ ride days whereย tickets will only cost $40, with $5 from each ticket going to a Utah Charity.ย The CHAIR-itable Wednesdays will be November 30th, December 7th, and December 14th.ย There are limited tickets for these days.ย It is highly recommended to book ahead if […] Industry News Riley McDonald | November 24, 2022 0 Comments
Brighton Resort, UT, Surprise Opens Today to Beat Solitude Mountain Resort as First Ski Area Open in Wasatch View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brighton Resort (@brightonresort) Pulled a fast one there, didn’t ya bud?ย Solitude Mountain Resort in Northern Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon was going to be the first mountain open in the Wasatch with its 2 pm opening today but then Brighton surprised everyone and opened at 11 am. Brighton was […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
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. โEarly 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.ย 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.ย 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.ย 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: Utahโs Ski Season is Up and Running. Finally. The man hit […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 25, 2021 0 Comments