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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 10, 2023
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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 […]

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Miles Clark | April 29, 2023
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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. […]

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Miles Clark | April 27, 2023
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Solitude, UT, Report: Welcome to the 800″ Club

Report from Tuesday, April 25, 2023 We’ll be talking about the winter of 2022-23 for a long time. After getting 11″ in 24 hours, Solitude Mountain Resort broke 800 inches of total season snowfall for the first time in its history. The high-density powder today was smooth, surfy, and skied superbly. When we got up there at 10 am there […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 25, 2023
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Trip Report: The South Face of 11,253′ Lone Peak, UT

Report from Sunday, April 16, 2023 After surviving the throes of the deepest winter on record, corn season has finally arrived in Utah. What better way is there to kick it off than by skiing one of the biggest south faces in the entire state?  11,253′ Lone Peak, UT – The South Face Start point: Schoolhouse Springs trailhead, ~5,500′ Summit: […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 17, 2023
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Solitude Mountain Resort, UT, Extends Season Again

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It’s no secret that it has been a historic season in Utah’s Big Cottonwood Canyon. Resorts like Solitude have seen a constant barrage of snow that has created unprecedented late-season conditions and the resort is doing what they can to make the most of it. Skiing and riding will now continue daily until May 21st. This comes after the resort had […]

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Matt Scribner | April 17, 2023
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Wasatch Range, UT, Report: The Biggest Little Hill in the ‘Satch

Report from Thursday, April 6, 2023  The Wolf got back in from Alaska this week. We rendezvoused in the morning with the aim to go ski something interesting on the edge of the Salt Lake Grid but it didn’t pan out. So we cut our losses and headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon, which had received five feet of new snow […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 7, 2023
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SnowBrains Forecast: 1-3 Feet of Snow Across Utah Mountains Through Wednesday With 3-5 Feet Possible For The Cottonwoods

Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  9:10 PM MDT, 4/2/2023 Forecast Summary: A trough will move through Utah Sunday night through Wednesday and bring 1-3 FEET of snow to most mountain locations, with 3-5 FEET possible in the Cottonwoods. Snow will develop Sunday night over far northern Utah as moisture is transported into the region ahead of the […]

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WeatherBrains | April 2, 2023
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