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…
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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…
Inaugural Seven Summits Challenge happening at Park City Mountain
A new type of skiing event will make its inaugural debut in Park City. The Seven Summits Challenge will take skiers and snowboarders from one end of Park City Mountain to the other while bagging seven different peaks along the way. What is the Seven Summits Challenge? The Seven Summits Challenge takes place on Saturday,…
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: 02-07-18
A sleeper pow day came to the Wasatch after a dry start to February, and it made a huge difference for the Cottonwood Canyon resorts. What’s a sleeper powder day? It’s when the snow reports say they only received five inches of snow, but when you get there it skis much deeper. Such was the…
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…
Deer Valley, Alta and Snowbird join new Ikon Pass
Three Utah ski resorts will join dozens of others under a new season pass called the Ikon Pass. When Deer Valley sold to a new company that is now known as Alterra, many wondered if this huge conglomerate would introduce a season pass to compete with Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass. Well now we have the…
Attend the 38th Curt and Adam Naisbitt Memorial Groundhog Day Race
Want to race? Want to race at Alta? You won’t find a better reason to race than at the 38th annual Curt and Adam Naisbitt Memorial Groundhog Day Race. This groundhog, “funhog” race happens on Friday, February 2nd at Alta’s Sunnyside Race Arena. Both men and women Telemark and Alpine categories will be available to…
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….