Utah’s big skiing news yesterday was Alterra Mountain Company’s purchase of Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Alterra announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Solitude, which would bring the company’s total to 13 year-round mountain destinations throughout North America, including the world’s largest heli-skiing operation. “With its close relationship…
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Ski and party at Solitude’s Nordic Center Spring Fling
Believe it or not, but spring is almost here in the Wasatch. To celebrate, Solitude is hosting their annual Solitude Nordic Center Spring Fling. It’s a last hurrah for skate skiers who love to use the Nordic Center at Solitude, which is found between Solitude and Brighton Resorts. Solitude Nordic Center Spring Fling The Nordic…
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…
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…
Utah ski conditions update: 01-27-18
Another snow storm passed through Utah just in time for the weekend. Unlike past storms, however, this latest snowfall really felt like an actual powder day in the Wasatch. As a result, conditions are the best they’ve been all season. Solitude Mountain Resort Last weekend’s storm provided soft skiing that lasted all week long. Cold…
Utah ski conditions update: 01-22-18
The storm we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived in the Wasatch. And while it was a bit of a sleeper storm, and didn’t have the water content to create much base, the snow that did fall gave skiers and snowboarders an awesome weekend. Utah resorts report up to 21 inches over the two-day storm….
Utah ski conditions update: 01-15-18
Utah ski resorts are opening more and more terrain, and it should only get better as a big storm is on its way. Much needed terrain openings happened at both Alta and Solitude over MLK weekend, providing new places to explore and untouched powder to those lucky enough to be there at the rope drops….
Utah ski conditions update: 01-10-18
Winter has returned to Utah… sort of. A wet, warm storm dropped heavy powder along the Wasatch Front, which should go a long way toward creating more base. The big winner was Solitude Mountain Resort, reporting 10 inches of new snow in 24 hours. I skied Solitude Wednesday and the mountain felt like she was…
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…