Snowbasin Resort, UT Continues Announcing Winter 20/21 Enhancements Fresh off releasing its policies and guidelines for the upcoming winter, Snowbasin Resort, UT, just announced two additional enhancements to make your day on the hill a little easier. Related: “Snowbasin Resort, UT Announces Winter 20/21 Upgrades and Safety Measures” The new “Wildcat Rope Tow” will be debuting right outside Earl’s Lodge and the Grizzly Center base area. The rope […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Snowbasin Resort, UT Announces Winter 20/21 Upgrades and Safety Measures Just 6 months ago, ski resorts across the World were shuttering their operations with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. With summer resort operations ceasing as we enter fall, the anticipation of a safe and snowy season approaches with ski resorts announcing their winter operations plans. Related: “All the Individual Ski Resort Winter 20/21 Policies in One Place” Recently, Snowbasin […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | October 2, 2020 0 Comments
Graffiti on the Rise at Zion National Park, UT With travel bans and restrictions in place due to Covid-19, more and more people are staying domestic and venturing out to discover what the U.S has to offer. From national parks to state forests, to everything in between, this surge in domestic travel in causing a severe strain on these amazing destinations and the surrounding environment. Zion National Park, located […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 29, 2020 0 Comments
Winter 20/21 Projected Opening Dates for Utah Ski Resorts As the leaves start changing and the days grow shorter and shorter, it can only mean one thing: winter is coming. Related: “Projected Opening Dates for Colorado Ski Resorts” Heading to Utah this season? Here are all the projected opening dates to start planning and keep your stoke levels high for the winter season ahead: Alta:11/21 Beaver Mountain: TBD Brian Head: […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 25, 2020 3 Comments
Park City Mountain Resort, UT Announces Winter 20/21 COVID-19 Guidelines As the days grow shorter and fall approaches, ski resorts around the country are preparing for the upcoming winter 20/21 season. With the winter 19/20 season cut short due to COVID-19, ski resorts are tweaking their operational plans and instilling various preventative measures to ensure a successful season ahead. Just last week, Vail Resorts announced its COVID-19 operational guidelines for […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 1, 2020 1 Comment
Proposed Aerial Transportation for Park City, UT Unlikely Park City, UT has a not so secret problem: traffic. Over the years, several aerial transportation projects have been proposed to help alleviate traffic in the city and surrounding areas. A few years ago, it was looking hopeful that 1 or more of these projects would come to fruition, but the odds aren’t looking so well anymore. Ever since I […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | August 19, 2020 4 Comments
Trip Report: 3 Days Hiking Around Park City, UT This past weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Park City, UT to visit some family. I only had the weekend to take advantage of the trip and see some of my favorite places. Day 1: Bloods Lake I landed Friday morning and hit the ground running. As soon as I was up in Park City, I drove up […] Trip Report Taylor Stephan | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
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NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Wasatch | Ski Areas Could See 10-20″ New Snow The NOAA has issued a winter weather advisory, beginning Wednesday night (02/05/20) lasting through late Friday afternoon (02/07/20) for the Wasatch Mountains. Alta Ski Area and surrounding ski resorts could see upwards of 20″ of new snow with wind gusts as high as 55 mph. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM MST FRIDAY… * […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT Report: Strawberry Laps & Powder Bowls Hiding in Plain Sight Report from January 31, 2020 Snowbasin is already having an epic ski season. When we got there today we met up with our Snowbasin contact in the marketing department who filled us in on the current state of the snowpack at Snowbasin. “We’ve had over 200″ of snow this season already and it’s only January so we’re on track with […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 31, 2020 0 Comments
Iconic Moab, UT Trails Considered for Oil and Gas Drilling The Slickrock Trail is one of mountain biking’s most iconic rides and a Moab, Utah classic — but it might not be for long. Under a recent Bureau of Land Management proposal, the area could open to oil and gas drilling. The trail sits within one of seven parcels the agency is proposing opening to energy extraction, two of which […] SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 11 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Small Storm, Big Fun Report from January 24th, 2020 Location(s): LCC backcountry, Alta Ski Area We started off the morning long before Alta’s ticket windows opened by hitting the Little Cottonwood backcountry. Dawn patrol heavy. We took two backcountry laps on Scottie’s Notch and Red Right Returning and were back at the car by 11:30 am. Snow was just starting to fall. Time to […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Up to 24″ of Snow Forecast at Alta, UT Thursday & Friday Brought to you by Ikon Pass “A Winter Storm Watch is in effect from Thursday afternoon through late Friday Night.” – NOAA, Salt Lake City, UT, 12/13/19 NOAA is calling for 12-24″ of snow to fall at Alta Ski Area, UT on Thursday and Friday. There’s also potential for accumulating snow to continue across portions of the Wasatch Mountains into […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 11, 2019 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 117″ of Snowfall Already This Season! | More Terrain OPEN Video & Report by The Daily Pow Report from December 1st, 2019 Ballroom and all of the terrain accessed via the Wildcat lift opened today providing some amazing early season turns. Alta has already seen 117″ of snow this season! SNOW NUMBERS: FORECAST: Conditions Report Guest Author | December 2, 2019 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: The Preseason Stoke Is Real Report from Saturday 2nd November 2019 One day bleeds into next in anticipation of the ski season. But when the snow starts falling we get moving. Alta Ski Area received another foot of snow last week as winter continues to poke its head out from under the covers in Little Cottonwood canyon. All that new snow got us real hot […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 2, 2019 7 Comments
VIDEO: Stone’s Throw | DPS Cinematic – A Local Salt Lake City, UT Ski Film [arve url="https://youtu.be/D0UiKauQ7RQ"] SnowBrains | November 1, 2019 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
NOAA: 3-6″ of Snow Forecast for Alta, UT This Weekend CURRENT NOAA SNOW FORECAST SUNDAY-MONDAY: The NOAA is forecasting 3-6″ of new snow in the Wasatch Mountains this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 9/28/19-9/29/19) in high-elevation areas. Snow will be localized to high elevation peaks: several inches of snow will be possible for all mountains above 8000 feet from the Cottonwoods northward. Alta Ski Area and surrounding Utah resorts may see […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 29, 2019 0 Comments
Crash of the Week: Coming Up Short on the “Boss Hog” Road Gap… The POV in the end of the video is absolutely harrowing… “I just got knocked out for about 30 seconds, so I just got a concussion I was very lucky!!” – Jumper He ended up going to the hospital and checked out just fine, thankfully. Location: Snow Basin, UT SnowBrains | November 20, 2015 0 Comments
Aaron Rice Announces Plan to Skin 2.5 Million Feet in 2015/16 The current record for most vertical feet earned in a year is held by Greg Hill. In 2010 he earned 2 Million vertical feet. On July 9th Aaron Rice announced that he will be trying to beat this record. He plans to start on December 1st, 2015 and end November 30th, 2016. In that time his goal is to ski 2.5 Million Vertical feet. When asked why he would be attempting to top this record […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 13, 2015 0 Comments
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