Snowbird, UT, 23/24 Season Pass Sale On From April 13, 2023 — Now With Free Kids Pass During a winter characterized by above-average snowfall, Snowbird, UT, has announced pass details for the upcoming 23/24 winter season. Among the many updates is the new Kids Freeloader Pass program that gives every 23/24 Adult, Military or Senior Snowbird Summit passholder the option to add on one free season pass for anyone 18 and under. With skiing and riding scheduled […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 23, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Report: Pow Crushing With a 3-Time Olympian This report is from Thursday March 16th, 2023 I drove from Montana all day and into the night, arriving in Salt Lake City at 1 am. Weather reports called for 18 inches of new snow for Snowbird, and this storm was a bit warmer than usual. It sounds like a bad thing, but I prefer powder with a higher water […] Conditions Report Andy Racich | March 20, 2023 0 Comments
Utah Artist Paints with Snow to Raise Climate Change Awareness Utah locals have found it hard not to be aware of the changes in climate seen in the past several winters. One of these people is local artist Lexi Dowdall. She grew up skiing the slopes of Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon and she has seen the changes in storms herself and said, “to some of the old veteran patrollers […] Industry News Riley McDonald | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Unveils 1st Ever Spring Collaboration With Woodward With Skiing and Riding through at least Memorial Day, Snowbird Will Host a Woodward Mountain Park and the Woodward Peace Park Championships. An all-new collaboration between Snowbird and Woodward is coming to the mountain this spring. With over 600 inches of snowfall this season, Snowbird will host a Woodward Mountain Park experience, concluding with the Woodward Peace Park Championships. Related: […] SnowBrains | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
Alta and Snowbird, UT, in Interlodge as Little Cottonwood Canyon Closed for Avalanche Mitigation Snowbird and Alta went into Interlodge last night after the Utah Department of Transportation announced the overnight closure of Little Cottonwood Canyon due to avalanche mitigation. Interlodge is where no one in the Alta nor Snowbird areas is allowed to go outside due to the very high risk of avalanches. Interlodge is rare, usually only happening once or twice per season. […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2023 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Has Officially Surpassed Last Season’s Snowfall Total. In January. It’s no secret that Utah is having a great season. Consistent storms for the last two or three months have delivered record amounts of the Greatest Snow on Earth. So much so that Snowbird has already surpassed last season’s total—and it’s not even February yet. We have officially surpassed last season’s total snowfall, and it’s not even February. With 440 inches […] SnowBrains | January 30, 2023 0 Comments
Soon You Will Be Able to Catch a New Ride Up the Cottonwood Canyons in Utah The Cottonwood Canyons in Utah have become notorious not only for exceptional skiing but for the seemingly never-ending traffic. To ease the traffic flow, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has busses to take passengers up and down the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. However, due to an operator shortage, the buses have reduced their frequency of pick-ups from every 15 […] Industry News Riley McDonald | January 24, 2023 0 Comments
The Annual Issue at Hand for Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon: Avalanches Utah’s Little Cottonwood canyon, Highway 210, is the way to two of the state’s renowned ski resorts: Alta and Snowbird. These slopes are truly among the West’s shining gems, consisting of that perfect light and dry Utah powder. However, getting to the powder is a potentially treacherous journey. Little Cottonwood Canyon is prone to one of the highest amounts of […] Avalanche Riley McDonald | January 17, 2023 1 Comment