Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
[PRODUCT REVIEW] DMOS Shovels — The Last Snow Shovel You Will Ever Need After this record-breaking season, you may be tired of constantly buying shovels that break and have to throw them out. What if there was a shovel that was purpose-built for the kind of snow pack we had in the West this year and that was built to last? Well, we found out there is. The good people at DMOS Pro Shovel […] Featured Article Jesse | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
State of Emergency Declared Across Utah Due to Destructive Flooding Update 4/19/23: Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency Tuesday, April 18th, due to flooding and dangerous conditions across the state. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it is. On April 14th, we reported in the article below that Salt Lake County was under a state of emergency. That has now been taken to the state level. Throughout the […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 20, 2023 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Extends Season Again It’s no secret that it has been a historic season in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. Resorts like Solitude have seen a constant barrage of snow that has created unprecedented late-season conditions and the resort is doing what they can to make the most of it. Skiing and riding will now continue daily until May 21st. This comes after the resort had […] Industry News Matt Scribner | April 17, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Snow and Haze in Utah – Why Salt Lake City is One of the Most Polluted Cities in the US With a population of 1.2 million people, the Salt Lake City metropolitan area is relatively small. However, outbreaks of smog and particle pollution occasionally make its air among the most polluted in the United States. That was the case between February 2-4, 2023, when data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Air Now system measured fine particulate matter (PM2.5) rising […] SnowBrains | February 16, 2023 1 Comment
Utah’s Great Salt Lake Could Disappear by 2027 The Great Salt Lake in Utah is currently losing water at a rate of 1.2 million acre-feet per year. This equates to over 391,021,130,000 gallons of water disappearing from the lake per year. Several universities and environmental organizations wrote a report this year sounding the alarm about this potential ecological catastrophe. They claim that if the lake continues to shrink […] Brains Riley McDonald | January 13, 2023 5 Comments
Third Olympic Bid for 2030 Host City Shelved — IOC Postpones Selection While it may seem early to think about the 2030 Winter Olympics, there is a lengthy lead up for hosting the Olympics and typically host nations are announced 7 years in advance. The next Winter Olympics host city was supposed to be announced at the 140th IOC meeting in Mumbai in 2023, however the IOC made the announcement last month, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 6, 2023 0 Comments
America-Wide Staff Shortages Will Affect Ski Resort Bus Routes in Utah in 22/23 Utah Ski Resorts will be adversely affected by the nationwide staff shortage, as the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) had to cut services to ski resorts. The UTA announced cuts to several of its bus routes last Wednesday. Related: UDOT Plans Toll Road in Both Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons Along With Gondola Project UTA is short 85 bus drivers in the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 30, 2022 4 Comments