A nice refresher storm swept over Utah this weekend, bringing much needed snow. The high, March sun did a number on the snow quality. So this latest powder dump made for ideal ski conditions in the Wasatch backcountry. We toured around high and mid-elevation slopes in the Cottonwood Canyons the last two weeks and the…
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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…
Utah ski conditions update: 12-27-17
What a difference a few snowstorms make! Over the holiday weekend, Utah got a Christmas miracle when two storms gave us what we’ve all wanted from Santa – powder. So here’s a Utah ski conditions update as of December 27th, 2017. Solitude Mountain Resort Solitude reported 14 inches in 72 hours, which did wonders to…
Snow arrives in Utah just in time for Christmas
After a dismal start to the 2017/18 ski season, we can celebrate because snow arrives in Utah just in time for Christmas. This week a small storm system swept through the state, bringing 6 inches of snow to the Cottonwood Canyons, and 9 inches down south at Brian Head. Over the weekend, another wave of…
Video: September Pow 2017
It’s only September in Utah but winter had already arrived in the Wasatch Mountains. A massive, early-fall storm dropped tons of snow in upper Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons that made the peaks look more like January than September. Of course diehard locals with no fear of gouging their skis hiked up Alta for some…
White Christmas a deep gift for Utah ski resorts
Thanks to Bing Crosby, everybody dreams of a white Christmas. But for the 2016 holiday season, skiers saw nothing but white as Santa left the best present of all under Utah’s trees – several feet of powder. According to Ski Utah, the state’s 14 resorts got hammered with a holiday storm. The snow fell all across…
Utah ski resorts get hammered, more snow on the way
Skiers and snowboarders in Utah sure were nervous just before Thanksgiving when there was zero snow in Utah’s mountains. Boy what a difference a week makes! A massive, 48-hour snow storm dumped huge amounts of powder on Utah’s ski resorts across the state measuring in feet, not inches. According to Ski Utah, the big winner…
Big spring snowstorm brings winter back to Utah ski resorts
Winter returned to Utah this week as a huge snowstorm pummeled ski resorts across the state. In five out of the last eight days, all 14 Utah ski areas have reported new snow, with Wednesday, March 23rd and Tuesday, March 29th being the epic days with new snow totaling from one to almost two feet,…
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Winter has returned to the Wasatch with a major storm dropping powder on Utah’s ski resorts. On Monday, Brighton reported a Monster Dump with 12 inches of new snow, and Alta is not far behind with 11 inches on the snow stake. The problem, is that this Monster Dump happened on a Monday when most…
Utah hit with biggest snowstorm in five years
It’s the storm that Utah skiers and snowboarders have been dreaming about… for years. After several below-average seasons, the biggest snowstorm to hit Utah in five years arrived Christmas week, 2015. According to Ski Utah, some ski areas reported snow totals of over five feet, and even more is on the way. The event was…