The news dominating Utah ski resorts this fall is the addition of Solitude and Brighton to the Ikon Pass. While that’s huge, there’s more happening at Utah’s other ski resorts, including massive upgrades. From new high-speed quads, additional snowmaking, and expanded lodging, there’s always improvements every year for skiers and snowboarders to get excited for….
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Ikon Pass announces price structure, lands with thud in Utah
When the newly-formed Alterra ski company announced a new season pass product called the Ikon Pass, skiers were hopeful for an alternative to Vail’s Epic Pass. With top-notch Utah resorts as part of the Ikon Pass, including Deer Valley, Alta and Snowbird, many were excited to see what the price structure would be. Did Alterra…
Alta opens 2017/18 season with better than expected snow
Huge props to the Alta snowmaking and grooming crew! Alta opened the 2017/18 season with better than expected snow and excellent skiing. Skiers enjoyed top-to-bottom skiing thanks to a delayed opening day and cold enough temperatures to make snow that was actually fun to ski on. Alta celebrates their 80th anniversary this year. Opening day…
2017 Utah ski season only a few weeks away
The air is freezing, and the snow guns are firing. Ski season in Utah is only a few weeks away! After a big snowstorm in September got skiers and snowboarders excited, summer returned and we got back on our mountain bikes. But a early November storm dropped a healthy amount of snow in Northern Utah….
Videos that make Alta Frank again
Alta has the best closing day of any ski resort in the U.S.A. Period. The 2017 ski season at Alta is now over, and while that’s a bummer, the last-day-at-Alta parties definitely take the sorrow away. High Boy, and the Wildcat parking lot are two venues for celebrating, but the mother of all on-slope parties…
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…
Happy with crappy on Utah’s 2015 ski season opening weekend
Maybe I’m just used to a lack of snow after years of below-average snowfall in Utah, because opening weekend at Alta was spectacular. Sure, there was only a 25-inch base and only a few intermediate runs were open, but I didn’t care. I had the time of my life just cruising groomers under the Collins…
5 early-season backcountry ski tours in Utah
Backcountry skiers are an impatient lot. As soon as the first couple inches of autumn snow falls in Utah, die-hards risk knee-and-ski injuries just to eek out a few turns on barely-covered slopes. But you don’t have to destroy your rock skis to backcountry ski tour in Utah. There are several places you can ski…
Utah ski resort upgrades for 2015/16 season
Utah’s ski industry is about to have it’s biggest year ever, at least in terms of infrastructure upgrades. What does this mean for everyday skiers? More of everything – more lifts, more terrain, and more lodges. According to SkiUtah, over $100 million in on-mountain capital improvements will debut at Utah’s 14 resorts. Of course the…
Utah skier visits drop during 2014/2015 ski season
Go ahead, blame the weather. According to Ski Utah, skier visits to the Beehive State’s ski resorts in 2014/15 dropped 4.9 percent from the previous season. In total, this past winter’s total visits of 3,946,762 is the second worst in the last 10 years – the dubious honor of worst season belonging to 2007-2008. In…