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Little Cottonwood

Alta or Snowbird?

Which do you prefer

Utah is known for its steeps and deeps. I mean c’mon, the state claims to have the greatest snow on earth, even saying it on their license plate. Powder titans hidden at the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird and Alta, boast some of the nation’s best skiing and most snow. The two resorts, only separated by a ridge-line, have […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 11, 2022
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Snowbird’s Top 5 Videos from the 2020-21 Season in Utah

We made it through the coronavirus winter of 2020-21. Good job everyone, and huge thanks to resorts nationwide for staying open this year! Courtesy of world-class Utah ski area Snowbird, here are its “Top Five” Instagram videos from this previous season: 5. Mabel Gets to Work   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird) 4. Jonnie […]

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SnowBrains | May 26, 2021
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How Alta, UT, Became the Birthplace of Avalanche Mitigation Work in North America

Everything we know about avalanche mitigation work can be traced back to Alta, Utah—one way or another. 57% of the 9-mile Little Cottonwood Canyon Road (Where the town of Alta is tucked away)is in an avalanche runout zone making it one of the most avalanche-prone roads on earth. For Alta inhabitants, avalanches are a part of life. Little Cottonwood Canyon […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | November 19, 2020
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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | November 17, 2020
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VIDEO: Backcountry Skier Shares Recount of Mount Superior, UT Avalanche That Carried Him Over 2,200 Vertical Feet at 77 MPH

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 1, 2020
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VIDEO: A Day in the Life of the Alta Ski Patrol

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SnowBrains | February 20, 2020
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Alta, UT Report: Little Chute Chargin’

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 15, 2020
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‘Historic weather event’ in the Wasatch: 48 avalanches in 72 hours

  Last week’s storm that hit the Wasatch has now been dubbed as a ‘historic weather event‘ and it’s not hard to tell why. Brought about by an upside-down storm, which is when a snowstorm deposits denser snow over less dense snow, rapidly creating a slab/weak layer combination, the snowpack in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons became extremely unstable incredibly […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020
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