For Utah’s 2020/21 ski season, there’s either been not enough snow, or there’s been too much. Some parts of Utah are in the “too much” column and have to dig out after 8 feet of snow has fallen at Alta, with more storms on the way. Alta wasn’t the only ski area to get buried….
Tag: February
Wasatch Ski Conditions Update: 2/22/2018
As our roundup of storm totals indicated, it’s been a hell of a week in the Wasatch! Two large storms went a long way towards improving conditions here in Utah. After shredding Snowbird for the past few days, I can tell you that the mountain has a very different feel to it, and I mean…
February frenzy: a look back at the biggest storm of the season
It’s the storm we’ve all been waiting for! A huge blast of deep powder plastered Utah from mountain summit to valley floor. After a dismal start from November to mid-February in terms of snowfall, it finally happened: the reason skiers live in Utah. A huge round of the greatest snow on earth created a February…
Big storm coming: Ski Utah issues Powder Alert
Skiers and snowboarders in the Wasatch have been waiting all season for this: A big, cold snowstorm. We’ve longed for over-the-head powder and all-time conditions. Now, finally, in the middle of February, we get a dose of just that. Ski Utah is even so sure a powder frenzy will happen, that they’ve issued a Powder…
Wasatch ski conditions update: 02-12-18
A little bit of powder goes a long way. Once again a small storm swept over the Wasatch Mountains, leaving 5-6 inches on the ground. While that doesn’t sound like much to local skiers used to storms that drop snow measured in feet, not inches, this season those small amounts have meant a world of…
Wasatch ski resorts get 4 feet of snow in three days
The winter of 2016/17 has been one for the ages, and it just keeps getting better and deeper. Over the course of three days from February 22nd – the 24th, northern Utah ski resorts once again got hammered, with snow totals exceeding four feet of snow in favored areas. Alta Ski Area is one such…