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
Avalanche Danger Closes Some Utah Resorts After Massive Snowfalls The recent incredible snowfalls surely have had most of us dreaming of powder days, but there can be too much of a good thing: several Utah resorts were unable to open in the last few days. Sundance Mountain Resort announced on its social media channels that it would not be able open on Monday, January 2, 2023, due to extreme […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 3, 2023 3 Comments
[VIDEO] Patrollers Respond to Skier-Triggered Inbounds Avalanche at Snowbird, UT Here is a pic of that whole avalanche yesterday at Snowbird pic.twitter.com/5jm9CxIqcU — Jani Radebaugh (@radjanirad) December 4, 2022 Ski patrollers responded to an avalanche at Snowbird, UT, on Saturday. The slide occurred on the Road to Provo trail off the top of the Little Cloud lift. The trail was reportedly open. A number of people were caught and carried by […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 4, 2022 3 Comments
[VIDEO] New Tram Cabins at Snowbird, UT, Are Officially Open With blue skies, around 2,000 acres of top-to-bottom terrain open, and some of the best early season conditions in recent memory, it was the perfect day to open the next generation of Snowbird, UT, tram cabins—a week before originally planned. Related: VIDEO: Is The Snowbird Tram the Best Ski Lift in North America? Manufactured by the Swiss manufacturer CWA, the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 28, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Insane Opening Day Conditions at Snowbird, UT [arve url="https://youtu.be/x0tE2od_6tk"] SnowBrains | November 22, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Pushes up Opening Day to Nov. 18 After 7 Feet of Snow Since October View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird) The three feet of new snow the Wasatch got this week brings mountain snow totals to seven feet since October, prompting Snowbird to open early for the 2022-23 winter season. The ‘Bird has announced a new opening date of Friday, November 18, conditions permitting. Snowbird wrote in […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2022 0 Comments
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