Utah’s COVID Policies for the 2021-2022 Ski Season With the world gradually loosening restrictions after months of COVID limitations, it’s important for companies to plan out COVID procedures in order to avoid the detrimental virus. A majority of Utah’s ski resorts have released the plans of their COVID procedures for the 2021-2022 ski season. Reservations In order to limit the capacity and crowding of resorts, several resorts over […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 16, 2021 0 Comments
Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Postpones Opening Due to Warm Temperatures and Lack of Snow Park City Mountain Resort, UT, the largest ski area in the US, announced that due to warm temperatures and lack of snow, it would be delaying its scheduled November 19th opening day. A new opening day was not offered. Opening Day Update: While we’re as excited as ever to kick off the season, recent warm temps are delaying our opening day. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 15, 2021 0 Comments
Free Avalanche Course Being Offered in Park City, UT on November 2nd The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) is hosting a free avalanche rescue and safety course in Park City tomorrow. The event is open and running anytime between 4-7 pm, admission is free, and it is taking place at Matt Knoop Memorial Park in the heart of Park City. In regards to the Community Avalanche Rescue Practice event, the UAC wrote: “The […] Avalanche Jesse | November 1, 2021 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Park City Mountain Resort, UT Did you know Park City Mountain Resort in Utah is the biggest ski resort in North America? If you tried, you probably couldn’t ski every lift in one day; the mountain is massive. The Vail Company owns it, so it’s on the Epic Pass, which is a bit of a bummer for Utah residents because almost all other Utah ski […] Blake | August 23, 2021 2 Comments
Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Permanently Closes Backcountry Gate After Avalanche Fatalities Following two out-of-bounds avalanche fatalities last season, Park City Mountain Resort, UT, has decided to permanently close the backcountry gate through which the victims left the resort. The closure of the popular gate at the top of the Ninety-Nine 90 chairlift brings to an end the direct chairlift access to the Park City ridgeline. On January 30th, 2021, a skier […] Industry News AvyBrains | August 16, 2021 0 Comments
Vail Resorts to Reward Employees With Bonuses for Unprecedented Year – Except Unionized Patrollers To thank and reward their employees for working in an unprecedented working environment amid the global pandemic, Vail Resorts announced Thursday that they would be paying them year-end bonuses. But with one exception: unionized ski patrollers. Related: Forbes Names Vail Resorts to “America’s Best Large Employers” List Once Again Patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Crested Butte, CO, and Stevens […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2021 9 Comments
Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
UAC: Full Report From the Avalanche That Killed a Skier Just Outside Park City Mountain Resort, UT Kurt Damschroder, 57, was buried and killed in an avalanche just outside the boundary of Park City Mountain Resort in Utah on January 30th, 2021. The avalanche occurred off the popular “Square Top” zone and the avalanche danger was rated HIGH for that zone and aspect. Kurt and his partner entered the zone through the access gate at the top […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 3, 2021 0 Comments
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