Utah Might Be Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent Citizens of Utah might not need to turn their clocks back every year anymore. A new Utah bill may make daylight saving time permanent after the bill got preliminary approval in the Utah Senate on Monday, Feb. 10, KSL News reports. Related: Utah Governor Halts the Distribution of 100,000 Unique Condoms Traditionally, daylight saving time intends to add an additional […] Brains SnowBrains | February 15, 2020 2 Comments
UDOT: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah CLOSED for 3-Hours Today Due To “Extreme Congestion” 🚧#RoadClosureAlert: 👋 Attention #BCCroad #SR190 travelers! @UPDSL is closing #BCC due to extreme congestion causing public safety issues. Traffic will be shut down at the mouth and turned around at Cardiff Fork (MP 10). ETA for reopening is 12pm.🚧 @UDOTTRAFFIC @CanyonAlerts — UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) February 8, 2020 UDOT closed Big Cottonwood Cayon (SR 190 – Solitude & Brighton […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Wasatch | Ski Areas Could See 10-20″ New Snow The NOAA has issued a winter weather advisory, beginning Wednesday night (02/05/20) lasting through late Friday afternoon (02/07/20) for the Wasatch Mountains. Alta Ski Area and surrounding ski resorts could see upwards of 20″ of new snow with wind gusts as high as 55 mph. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM MST FRIDAY… * […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Special Avalanche Advisory Issued for Utah Today The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a special avalanche advisory for the Wasatch Mountains today, Monday Feb. 3. Strangely enough, the advisory includes valleys and benches at lower elevations. The UAC said in a report today, The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on all aspects and at all elevations. Human triggered avalanches are probable. The Special Avalanche Advisory is to warn […] Weather SnowBrains | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
The Top 15 BIGGEST Snowfall Totals in North America Season-to-Date… The holidays have came and went and have left many ski areas around North America with the thing we all wanted the most for Christmas: more snow! Several resorts have now received over 200+ inches of snowfall this season. Lo and behold, the 15 North American ski areas that have received the most snow so far this winter. Related: The […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2020 15 Comments
JetBlue Founder Announces Salt Lake City, UT as Headquarters for New Airlines JetBlue Airlines founder David Neeleman has just chosen Salt Lake City, UT as the proposed headquarters for his new budget airlines. Breeze Aviation will have a corporate headquarters based out of Salt Lake City and aims to create up to 369 new jobs within the next 5 years, according to a press release distributed by the company. Breeze Aviation will […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Avalanche Watch Warning for Wasatch | Utah Ski Resorts to See a Further 2-FEET Snow in Next 24-Hours Brought to you by Ikon Pass The NOAA has issued a winter storm warning for the Wasatch, with Utah ski resorts set to benefit with up to 2-FEET of fresh snow. More importantly, there is also an avalanche watch warning, from 6 am Friday through 6 am Saturday. Probably a weekend for skiing in a resort… Snowbird, who are opening for […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 29, 2019 0 Comments
These 9 Ikon Pass Resorts Will be Opening this Weekend Brought to you by Ikon Pass A whole host of Ikon Pass resorts will be opening this holiday weekend, joining those that have already been open for a while now. Arapahoe Basin, CO was the first resort in the country to open and was closely followed by Copper Mountain, Eldora, and Winter Park in Colorado. Mammoth Mountain opened a couple of […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 26, 2019 1 Comment