Snowbird, UT, Report: A Different Breed – The Greatest Powder Day of My Life Report from Thursday, January 11, 2024 A Different Breed. Quite the marketing campaign and the absolute truth. I found myself at Snowbird, Utah, on a chilly morning after nine inches of freshness the night before and two feet within 48 hours of lifts spinning on January 11th. As a first-timer at Snowbird, I was excited about what the day had […] Conditions Report Will Hart | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Alta, UT, Retires WWII Cannons Used for Avalanche Mitigation in Tribute Film “The Last Gunners” For 75 years, the silent hours of deep, snowy mornings at Alta Ski Area were ruptured by the reverberation of heavy artillery echoing off the surrounding granite crags. Since 1949, weapons of war have been an invaluable tool in combating the ever-looming threat of destructive avalanches in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Drop into the story of Alta’s pioneering artillery program from […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Remains Closed With No Opening in Sight State Route 210 through the Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, remains closed until further notice. The Utah Department of Transportation ‘UDOT’ advises that there is currently no estimated opening time for any travel, uphill or downhill. UDOT closed the Little Cottonwood Canyon for all traffic on Monday, April 10, 2023, after a brief window for downhill travel only that morning. The […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Opening Times for April 8, 2023 Based on highly unusual weather and avalanche activity above State Route 210 at Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Utah Department of Transportation (‘UDOT’) is advising that the road will open on Saturday, April 8, 2023, for Downhill traffic from 5 a.m. – 9 a.m. and for Uphill traffic from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. only. Parking at Snowbird and Alta remains available, but […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 8, 2023 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Opened Temporarily for Downhill Traffic Before Closing Again Utah Department of Transportation ‘UDOT’ opened State Route 210 today, April 7, 2023, from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. for downhill travel before closing it again. It was the first time since Monday that people could leave Alta and Snowbird ski areas following the road closure. The Little Cottonwood Canyon area has seen massive snowfalls this week, and roads have […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 7, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Greetings from Altaska Report from Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 Alta Ski Area has received 573″ of snowfall this season and it’s still not March. The resort is literally stacked with snow. Terrain features are so snowed over and pillowy that you’d swear you were somewhere in Alaska and not the Wasatch. Greetings from Altaska. Alta’s interlodge ordinance was lifted at 9:33 am this […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 28, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: Amazing Powder to Heinous Avalanche Debris in Little Cottonwood Canyon Report from Thursday, January 12, 2023 The top was blower. The bottom half—not so much. Connor and I went for a walk in upper Little Cottonwood Canyon yesterday for the first sunny day after a 40″ storm cycle. The conditions were glorious: warm and sunny weather with mild winds and great powder up high. It felt like spring but with […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 13, 2023 0 Comments
Skier Caught, Carried, and Seriously Injured by Avalanche in Low Elevation Terrain in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Two skiers were exiting a drainage in low elevation, north-facing terrain in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Tuesday when one of them was caught, carried, and partially buried by an avalanche. The skier was reported to have been seriously injured, with search and rescue teams having to evacuate them from the mountainside, according to the Utah Avalanche Center. The UAC has […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 15, 2022 1 Comment
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