Utah Department of Transportation’s $24 Million Budget For Plowing Roads Exceeded by 70% Last Winter With Alta recording over 900 inches of record-breaking snowfall from October 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023, it’s no surprise that snow plow drivers in Utah were working overtime this past winter. But how much more did they work than an average winter? According to Utah Department of Transportation spokesperson John Gleason who spoke with Deseret News, the state’s $24 […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 15, 2023 0 Comments
Wasatch Mountains, UT, Backcountry Report: Birthday Headwall Report from Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Pinch me, I must be dreaming—is it really May 9th? The current snowpack in Little Cottonwood Canyon is making it hard to tell. However, it’s the spring sunshine, songbirds birds, and trees turning bright green that give it away. We started at the trailhead at 7:30 and the snow was bulletproof, informing us that […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | May 10, 2023 1 Comment
Popular Park in Salt Lake City, UT, Floods Due to Extensive Spring Runoff From Record Winter 900 inches of snowfall has to go somewhere. Sugar House Park, a popular park located a few miles east of downtown Salt Lake City, has been flooded with muddy-brown water. The park’s flooding comes as a result of controlled reservoir releases to help mitigate intensive snowmelt from the record winter northern Utah just experienced. Parts of the park that visitors […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | May 5, 2023 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Now Allowing Uphill Access For Touring Powder Mountain closed out the season with 566″ of snowfall, shutting down operations two weeks ago. Yet dozens of feet of snow still sits on the mountain, which currently has a 90″ base despite its lifts not running. To make use of that deep snowpack, Pow Mow has decided to allow uphill access for touring this spring. Here are the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Legendary Little Chute Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Report from April 27, 2023 Yesterday, I slept in and felt damn tired after the previous day’s Pfiefferhorn mission. We’d heard rumors of of Alta opening to uphill yesterday, but we couldn’t confirm. Martin texted me at 7:35am saying that Alta had opened. I jumped out of bed and started my recovery process: Hot shower Big stretch Roller Theragun Breakfast […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
Brian Head Resort, UT Extends Season to Weekends Through May 7th View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Head Resort (@brianheadresort) Utah was one of the snowiest locations on Earth this winter, and mountain snowpacks throughout the state are still deep with feet of snow at the end of April. With 419″ of snow this season, Brian Head Resort near Cedar City in southern Utah has decided to take […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: 11,331′ Pfeifferhorn, UT – The North Couloir Report from April 26, 2023 Yesterday, we ascended from the White Pine Trailhead in Little Cottonwood Canyon right up and into the North Couloir of the 11,331′ Pfeifferhorn. This trip is pretty straightforward. You walk up a long flat valley until you reach a plateau at the bottom of the Pfeifferhorn. Spot the North Couloir and boot right up it. […] Trip Report Miles Clark | April 27, 2023 0 Comments
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