SnowBrains Forecast: Very Late Spring Cold Front Hits Utah | 30 Inches of Snow for Open Resorts? Widespread mountain snow over the next few days. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 1 a.m. MST It won’t feel like spring in Utah for the next few days as a very unseasonably cold airmass moves in.ย Temperatures start out near normal during the early hours of Sunday morning, but they will drop sharply […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 5, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude, UT, Report: Skiing “Ortovox Chute” on 9,850′ Evergreen Peak Report from April 3, 2024 Yesterday morning I met up with Juan and Martin for a stroll up Fantasy Ridge at Solitude, UT. Fantasy Ridge is terrain that only opens a few days per year. It’s challenging, wild, beautiful, alpine, short, and sweet. It’s also one of the 97 lines in legendary Andrew McLean’s “Chuting Gallery” book. He calls the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Snowiest Ski Resorts in North America [Updated 2024] All data was pulled from each resort’s website as of March 2024. Itโs no secret that the West is the snowiest region in North America. ย Cold fronts come down from the Gulf of Alaska, hit our North-South oriented mountain ranges, and orographic lifting does the rest. ย There are 10 ski resorts in the west that average over 500โ of snow. […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Utah Enters a Wet Spring Pattern | Up to 2′ of Snow by Tuesday A week of snow building up in Utah. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast prepared the evening of Saturday, March 23 Forecast Summary An active week in Utah begins Saturday night as a cold front brings several inches of widespread mountain snow. Snow showers continue for the next few days, with some convectively-enhanced snow showers expected at times. The active pattern continues through […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 23, 2024 0 Comments
Second Edition of Red Bull Cascade Freeski Contest to Take Place at Solitude Mountain Resort, UT The competition, dreamed up by Red Bull athlete Bobby Brown, will run from March 29th – 30th Red Bull and freeskiing pioneer Bobby Brown are proud to announce the second edition of Red Bull Cascade, an elite freestyle ski competition that melds gravity-defying jumps and tricks with freeride-inspired lines. The event will gather the worldโs top skiers from a variety […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Ski Patrollers Submit Petition to Unionize Today, after a monthslong worker-led organizing effort, a supermajority of ski patrollers at Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, has submitted a petition for union representation at the National Labor Relations Board. This makes them the first ski patrol to organize at a resort owned by Alterra Mountain Company. They are organizing as the Solitude Ski Patrollers Association and will join the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2024 0 Comments
Solitude Mountain, UT, Report: The Goods Are in the Woods Report from Tuesday, January 9, 2024 After a wet and warm start to the winter season in New England, I finally decided it was time for a BIG change of scenery. The Cottonwood Canyons have been on my bucket list for some time now, so it seemed only right to spend a week chasing storms around the four Big and […] Will Hart | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Alterra Mountain Company Celebrates Art & Culture of the Mountains with Forward Stance Studio Today, December 21, 2023, Alterra Mountain Company further celebrates the unique character and culture of its mountain destinations by unveiling Forward Stance Studio.Forward Stance Studio began with an investment of more than $1 million to support diverse, local, and sustainability-conscious artists to develop public art installations that capture the essence of each destination, creating the Forward Stance Studio.ย Kicked off […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 21, 2023 0 Comments