The Utah ski industry is about to be shaken up once again. For the 2015/16 season, Brighton Resort will join 21 other ski areas in the U.S. and Canada in a new pass network that will give the Vail Resorts Epic Pass a run for its money. It’s called the M.A.X. Pass – a collaboration…
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Learn Backcountry 101 at Brighton
Ready to leave the resort boundaries and explore untracked slopes in Utah’s backcountry? Well you better get educated about avalanches first. One way to get started is by attending the Backcountry 101 course at Brighton. This course is geared toward skiers and snowboarders who are brand new to off-piste riding who need to learn how…
Snowmageddon 2014 shuts down Utah ski resorts
To much of a good thing? Not if you’re talking about snow… unless that snow shuts down ski resorts. Salt Lake area resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon are in clean-up mode after a massive winter storm blew in with wet snow measured in feet, 100-per-mile-an-hour winds, and high avalanche danger. But while Solitude…
Boney backcountry skiing on Brighton Hill
Here we go again. The Wasatch is under a massive ridge of high pressure and temperatures were in the 50’s in the Salt Lake Valley on December 7th. Backcountry skiing outside Brighton was an effort in snow seeking, as the avalanche danger had calmed down, but the powder was nowhere to be found. Mason Diedrich…
Brighton first to open for 2014/15 ski season
Last week, Ski Utah announced expected 2014/15 ski season opening dates for Utah’s 15 ski resorts. On that list, it showed Alta and Solitude vying to be the first resort to open on Friday, November 21st. But, right on cue, and so predictably, Brighton, who originally announced a November 22nd opening, suddenly dropped the ropes…
Salt Lake City now “Ski City USA”
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has long tagged itself with the moniker “Ski Town USA.” Well Salt Lake City has upped the ante with a new campaign that officially brands the Utah capitol as “Ski City USA.” In a press conference, Salt Lake County Mayor, Ben McAdams, along with Visit Salt Lake, unveiled the new advertising campaign,…
Ski Utah reveals ONE Wasatch lift connector locations
The very contentious ONE Wasatch plan to connect all seven ski resorts from Park City to Little Cottonwood Canyon seems to be moving forward, as Ski Utah revealed the possible lift alignments that will turn the Central Wasatch into a giant, interconnected ski resort. This mega resort would have 100 lifts, serving 18,000 acres. And…
Stop and smell the roses at the Wasatch Wildflower Festival
If you haven’t been up the Cottonwood Canyons yet this summer, then now is the time to go. The wild flowers are in full bloom, but they don’t stick around for long. The Wasatch Wildflower Festival is designed to get you up into the cool mountain air, and appreciate the myriad blooms that color the…
One Wasatch to connect 7 Utah ski resorts
Ski Utah and all seven Wasatch ski resorts dropped a big announcement that may well push the long-talked about Interconnect into reality. One Wasatch is a new idea that will connect all the Central Wasatch resorts from Deer Valley in Park City to Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The combination of joining these resorts means…
Backcountry 101 Class at Brighton Resort
Shhh…come closer, I have to admit something terrible to you: I’m not a backcountry snowboarder. I know, I know…the horror! I have been in Utah for nine amazing winters, and before this season have rarely strayed from the boundaries of our fantastic resorts. Impossible, right? I assure you it is all true. However, I decided…