Next Season’s Alta-Snowbird, UT, Pass Combo Goes on Sale For Almost $3,000โOver $200 More Than Last Year The Alta-Bird season passโoffering unlimited access to both Alta and Snowbird ski areasโis now on sale for the 2025โ26 winter season at $2,918, a $210 increase from last yearโs price. The joint pass remains one of Utahโs premier offerings, giving skiers access to a combined 5,114 acres of terrain, 20 lifts, and 256 runs, with no blackout dates. With an […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 13, 2025 0 Comments
New Utah Avalanche App Puts Backcountry Safety in the Palm of Your Hand With Utahโs ski resorts becoming increasingly crowded, more skiers and snowboarders are venturing into the backcountry in search of fresh turns and solitude. But with that freedom comes riskโparticularly the danger of avalanches. Recognizing the growing need for easily accessible safety information, the Utah Avalanche Center has launched a new mobile app designed to keep backcountry users informed and prepared. […] Industry News Anders Henrikson | March 6, 2025 0 Comments
Efforts Ramp Up to Fix Traffic Woes in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT A panel was held on Tuesday, October 29, by Canyon Guard, Friends of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Friends of Alta, and Save not Pave to discuss the future of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah.ย The eight-mile-long gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon has been a topic of controversy for some time due to its large nature with 22 proposed […] Industry News Anders Henrikson | November 27, 2024 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Report: Falling Through Snow Report from March 28-29, 2024 Snowbird, Utah, changes a riderโs perspective on steepness: not sliding over snow, falling through it. Spending two days in fresh powder at the ‘Bird made hearts race for most of 40,000 vertical feet. At Snowbird, the โblack diamondโ label covers quite a range of terrain. On the one hand, consider a run called Fluffy Bunny. […] Conditions Report Nicky Blumm | March 30, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Utah Highlight Video 2023 – 903″ of Snowfall With High Quality Skiing from October Until August This past season (2023), was one for the books in Utah.ย I started my season in Utah, skiing early laps of Suicide Chute in October???, and ending it on those same lines in mid-July! This years record setting snowfall did not disappoint, and you can see I was taking full advantage of that. 2023 was a wild one in Utah. Little […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Will Open for 2023/24 Season Friday, November 10 November 9, 2023 (BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UT) โ Solitude Mountain Resort will open for skiing and snowboarding with an early season stoke event for Solitude and Ikon Pass holders on Friday, November 10. Originally scheduled for November 17, this will be Solitudeโs earliest opening in 10 years.Link lift is scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with access […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Increase in Parking Penalties Next Winter for Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons, UT Salt Lake County, Utah, just announced that penalties for parking violations inside of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons will be increased this coming winter in hopes of incentivizing people to conform to parking regulations. The fine for a parking violation used to be $25, but will now be anywhere from $75 to $150, depending on the violation. The increase in […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | October 23, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanches Closed Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, For 1,480 Hours Last Season (Nearly 2 Months of Restricted Access) As a result of record-breaking snowfall virtually all season long, Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon experienced an extraordinary surge in closures last winter. One disgruntled observer aptly pointed out, “You didn’t close Little Cottonwood this much last year or the year before, what’s the deal?” The statement reflects the sentiment of many who have been affected by the extensive closures and […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 24, 2023 0 Comments