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[PHOTOS] New Snowbird, UT, Tram Now Open to the Public

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After an initial setback, the new tram at Snowbird, UT, took its maiden voyage and opened to the public on Saturday. Related: [VIDEO] New Snowbird, UT, Tram Cabin ‘Damaged Beyond Repair’ After Falling From Crane During Installation Only the blue tram is carrying passengers after the new red one was dropped and damaged beyond all repair during installation. The old red […]

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SnowBrains | July 18, 2022
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Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier

Jackson Hole, Wyoming, open more terrain

Lists are inherently wrong no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well…I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing and I ranked […]

Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022
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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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[PHOTO] Cool Picture Shows Old and New Tram Cars Running Side-by-Side at Snowbird, UT

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Unfortunate circumstances but darn cool to see old and new tram cars flying together at @Snowbird. pic.twitter.com/mA3w9U15ov — Lift Blog (@liftblog) June 23, 2022 After last month’s unfortunate accident when one of Snowbird’s brand new state-of-the-art trams accidentally dropped from its crane, damaging it beyond repair, the resort has been forced to come up with a solution to get the […]

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SnowBrains | June 23, 2022
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Snowbird, UT, Announces Successful Installation of New Blue Tram

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A little over two weeks after one of the new tram cabins at Snowbird, UT was ‘damaged beyond repair’ during installation, the resort has shared an image following the successful installation of the other tram. Related: [VIDEO] New Snowbird, UT, Tram Cabin ‘Damaged Beyond Repair’ After Falling From Crane During Installation The red tram dropped from a crane at the […]

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SnowBrains | June 17, 2022
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Alta + Snowbird, UT, Report: 16″ of New Snow on Memorial Day

Report from Memorial Day, 2022 This past Memorial Day will be etched into the walls of my mind as the Memorial Day where I skied 16″ of winter powder at Alta and Snowbird. It was deep, cold, and surfy. Only three nights ago did I feel the warm summer’s sweat letting me know that winter was dying. But as it […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 31, 2022
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[VIDEO] New Snowbird, UT, Tram Cabin ‘Damaged Beyond Repair’ After Falling From Crane During Installation

It’s being reported via LiftBlog and a number of social media accounts that one of the new tram cabins at Snowbird, UT, was ‘damaged beyond repair’ during installation on Saturday. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. Related: Snowbird, UT, to Get New Trams | First in the United States With Rooftop Balcony A timelapse video on Twitter (below) shows the cabin suspended from […]

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SnowBrains | May 30, 2022
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Snowbird, UT, Report: Bodacious Baldy Bowl

Report from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Video, music, and snowboarding courtesy of Juan Peon Yesterday we skied Snowbird’s infamous Pipeline Couloir. But that was only the beginning. There’s a ton of snow and a ton of options at Snowbird right now, which is open for uphill access. Yesterday only left us hungry for more. Today we returned to ski Baldy […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 25, 2022
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