Industry News
If you’re in Utah, get ready to call in sick tomorrow. Both Alta and Snowbird have announced they will be opening for the season on Friday, November 21 and they both are forecasted to receive 1-3 FEET of snow this weekend. Park City will be opening on Saturday the 22nd with some new snow as well.
NOAA Winter Storm Watch for Utah:
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN UTAH
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION RANGING FROM 1 TO
3 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER
COTTONWOODS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME
HEAVY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL MAINTAIN
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF.
* SNOW LEVELS...IN THE 7000 TO 8000 FOOT RANGE DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...PERIODS OF STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...GUSTING IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES...ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTAS THIS WEEKEND. THOSE WITH TRAVEL OR
OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
Snowbird’s website just released this video of the fresh Utah powder that came earlier this week, just in time for opening day:
Brighton was the first resort in Utah to open, welcoming guests on Tuesday, November 18th. The resort now has four lifts serving nine runs (not bad for opening week!).
Thanks to low temperatures in the Wasatch Range over the last month, snow technicians at Utah’s resorts have been cranking their snow guns to prepare for the upcoming season. But a forecast of new snowfall this weekend may be the push many resorts need to open up their doors. Here’s the forecast for Utah’s resorts this weekend:
in the next 72 hours, Snowbird’s projected 15 inches of fresh snow, and Alta’s looking at 17 inches. Tune your skis, tell your boss about that awful bug goin’ round, and get in your first turns this weekend.
