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Utah Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals | Almost 2-Feet of ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth’

Nineteen inches overnight. And then the sun came out. 🙌 ⛷: @bosssrosss 📸: @rockomenzyk #AltaMagic #Pow #Bluebird Posted by Alta Ski Area on Wednesday, 15 December 2021 A snowy October, followed by a dry few weeks, had left Utahns wondering if winter would ever return. Yesterday they got their answer as Mother nature dumped almost two feet of snow on ski areas […]
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[PHOTOS] Snowbird, UT Kicks Off 50th Season With Top-to-Bottom Skiing in Gad Valley

2021-22 Opening Day It feels good to be back. Thanks to everyone who made our 50th Opening Day so much fun, from our hardworking employees to stoked skiers & riders. #snowbird50 Posted by Snowbird on Wednesday, 1 December 2021   Snowbird’s 50th season kicked off yesterday with top-to-bottom skiing in Gad Valley via the Tram, Gadzoom, and Little Cloud, with […]
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Utah Ski Resorts Desperately Seeking Employees as Winter Approaches and National Labor Shortage Drags On

Utah just had its snowiest October in 15 years and one of its top five snowiest Octobers ever recorded. Alta Ski Area reported 67-inches last month and Snowbird’s snowpack is at 1,400% of normal—something that the Wasatch hasn’t seen since the October of 2004. But as winter looms, a national labor shortage grips the country—and Utah’s ski industry isn’t exempt. […]
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Snowbird, UT Introduces Fast Tracks, Paid Parking, and Improved Avalanche Mitigation to Mark 50th Anniversary

Snowbird, UT has announced new products and improvements that mark the beginning of its 50th anniversary season, set to start on December 1, 2021. As Snowbird celebrates 50 years since opening in 1971, it also introduces a new ticket product, Fast Tracks, capital improvements in Mineral Basin, as well as the successful summer launch of Snowbird Power Systems. “Snowbird was […]
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Killington, Snowbird, Copper Mountain, & Mount Bachelor to Introduce Premium ‘Fast Tracks’ Pass for Skipping Lift Lines this Winter

More money may equal less time spent waiting in lift lines at select mountains this winter. Starting this winter, ski industry operator Powdr will be introducing dedicated fast-access lanes at four of its ski resorts. For those willing to pay a premium, visitors will be able to skip lift lines and directly load the lifts at Colorado’s Copper Mountain, Vermont’s […]
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Record-Breaking Number of Public Comments Could Postpone Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Traffic Options

A record-breaking 13,000 comments were submitted to the Utah Department of Transportation during the public comment period for the environmental impact statement on how to mitigate traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Josh Van Jura, project manager for UDOT, says the number tops the department’s previous record for public comments on other significant projects by nearly 10,000 submissions, according to Deseret […]
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