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
NOAA: 6″ of Lake-Effect Snow for Utah Today NOAA is calling for 6″ of snow for the upper elevations of the Cottonwood Canyons today. The snow started last night and it’s part of the Utah magic: lake effect snow. In Utah, it likes to snow even when there isn’t a storm. Cold wind blows across the warm Great Salt Lake, picks up moisture, then drops it in the form of snow on the Wasatch mountains. Pure magic. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. […] Weather SnowBrains | November 3, 2014 0 Comments
Utah = 8-16″ of Fresh Snow This Weekend Utah is about to get it’s next dose of big snow. 8-16″ of new snow is forecasted for the Cottonwood Canyons this weekend. That means you Snowbird, Alta, Solitude, and Brighton. Enjoy it. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING […] Weather SnowBrains | February 28, 2014 0 Comments
6-12″ of Snow for Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons by Tomorrow NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of snow for the Wasatch mountain in Utah by Tuesday afternoon. Utah has been doing pretty well the past couple weeks and this will keep the good times going. Snow totals aren’t anywhere near average with Snowbird at 179″ of snow so far this year and Alta at 203″ of snow this season. Winter Weather Advisory. Valleys: 3-5 inches locally higher on benches. Mountains: 6-12 inches locally higher Cottonwood Canyons. […] Weather SnowBrains | February 4, 2014 0 Comments
Big Snow In Utah Prompts Lifts to Re-Open | 14” in past 48 Hours April is historically a good month for Utah resorts, especially the Cottonwood Canyon Resorts of Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude. Unfortunately for Utah skiers though at the start of April, terrain, lifts, and entire resorts begin to close as tourist numbers drop and US Forest Service contracts expire. I love tourists, without them and their fantastic questions I wouldn’t have […] Weather Kyler Roush | April 17, 2013 2 Comments
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