Snowbird’s plan to build a roller coaster on Mount Superior has come off the tracks. Salt Lake County’s Board of Adjustment on Wednesday, May 11, overturned the Planning Commission’s decision to allow a roller coaster on the south side of Mount Superior across from Snowbird. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the county took this…
Tag: Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird breaks season snowfall record
If you’ve had any doubt that Utah is having an epic winter this season, then all the proof you need is on the ground at Snowbird, where the Little Cottonwood Canyon ski and snowboard resort set their all-time single season snowfall record. On Tuesday, April 26th, Snowbird recorded their 690th inch of snowfall, which eclipses…
National Forest Service accepts Snowbird expansion proposal
Snowbird may get a whole lot bigger in the coming years, as a massive expansion proposal by the ski resort has been accepted by the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service. This acceptance doesn’t mean the Forest Service will approve the expansion proposal, but they will begin the evaluation process including environmental impact statements, serious discussion with…
Utah photogs win awards in Ski Salt Lake Shootout
Two Utah photographers won awards in this year’s Ski Salt Lake Shootout. Both Lee Cohen and Steve Lloyd snagged some recognition for their photos of skiers in their element among Salt Lake’s ski resorts. According to the folks at Visit Salt Lake, local uber-photographer Lee Cohen won first place in the “Urban Meets Mountain” category…
Snowbird seeks Mount Superior roller coaster
The headline will have backcountry skiers screaming, “Nooooooooo!!!” But a proposed plan by Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort to build a roller coaster on Mount Superior isn’t quite like the image of a steel track winding down from the top of the peak to the resort. In fact, according to KSL, Save Our Canyons Executive…
Backcountry skiing Flagstaff Mountain
Flagstaff Mountain (also called Flagstaff Peak) is right across the road from Alta, is very visible to everyone skiing there, and is accessed by a skintrack that begins right in town. All of this makes Flagstaff arguably one of the most crowded backcountry ski areas in the country. But that’s okay, because the terrain you…
100 inches of snow falls at Utah resorts before Thanksgiving
Skiers and snowboarders at Utah resorts are enjoying early season snow conditions that haven’t been seen in years. The start of the 2010/2011 ski season will go down in history as over 100 inches of natural snowfall has covered the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts before December, and there’s even more on the way….
October at Alta – a powder skiing photo essay
Winter has arrived in Utah, and it slammed the Wasatch Mountain full bore. Over the course of three days, a late October storm dumped around 45 inches of snow at Alta. Of course the expected result is a mad rush of backcountry skiers in Little Cottonwood Canyon to make early season turns on blissfully deep…
Utah ski resort 2010 opening dates
Winter is here in Utah, and hopefully for good. Alta is getting slammed with snow and people are already hiking and skinning up for those first season turns. Looking at the Wasatch from the Salt Lake Valley reveals snow, snow, and more snow that has been falling for days straight, and the cold air has…
Hike the Honeycomb Cliffs
The Honeycombs Cliffs are a popular spot for backcountry skiers to find fresh lines when the resorts are tracked out. The cliffs tower over the boundary line between Solitude and Brighton ski resorts, and make a great summer destination as well. The high altitude starting point translates to moderate temperatures; when the valley is still…