Snowbird, UT, Announces Both New Tram Cabins Will Operate This Winter Snowbird has announced its 2022/23 winter season opening day will be Wednesday, November 30, 2022, conditions permitting. For the first time in 50 years, Snowbird guests will enjoy new Tram cabins with floor-to-ceiling windows and new graphics while maintaining the traditional red and blue colors. “We are excited to have beautiful new Tram cabins for our guests this winter. Riding […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 11, 2022 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
[PHOTOS] New Snowbird, UT, Tram Now Open to the Public 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 18, 2022 3 Comments
Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier 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 […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022 30 Comments
Alta or Snowbird? 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 […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 11, 2022 20 Comments
[PHOTO] Cool Picture Shows Old and New Tram Cars Running Side-by-Side at Snowbird, UT 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Snowbird, UT, Announces Successful Installation of New Blue Tram 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
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 […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 31, 2022 0 Comments
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