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From Silver Boom to Powder Legend: The Alta Ski Area Story

High in Little Cottonwood Canyon, dawn breaks with the echoing boom of avalanche cannons across serrated peaks–a morning ritual at Alta Ski Area that hints at its rich and restless history. Few ski resorts can claim a genesis as dramatic as Alta’s: a silver mining boomtown turned ghost town, resurrected in 1938 as a skier’s paradise atop Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. […]

Clay Malott | March 26, 2025
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Will The Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT, Gondola Ever Get Built?

In 2020, the Utah Department of Transportation announced three possible strategies to help reduce traffic in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The proposed solutions were a cog railway or a gondola to shuttle visitors to ski resorts Alta and Snowbird or a new and improved bus system to shuttle more skiers up the canyon. The gondola was the option that was chosen […]

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Avatar photo Gregg Frantz | March 25, 2025
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Powder Mountain, UT, Successfully Debuts Innovative Passholder Only Weekends

Powder Mountain, Utah, is devoted to protecting the experience that has always made Powder unique with no mega pass madness, short lift lines, and a devoted fan base. The resort is located in the Wasatch Mountains about an hour north of Salt Lake City. It is considered one of America’s most unique ski experiences, with limited ticket sales, no canyon […]

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Dominic Gawel | March 25, 2025
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Utah Ski Resorts’ Winter 2024-25 Closing Dates

snowbird, Utah, fourth July

Sadly, all good things must end. The 2024-25 ski season started slowly but recently picked up momentum and has since been incredible. There have been many sunny days and many powder days, too. As of today, March 24, statewide snowpack is just above average. Here’s a list of Utah ski resorts closing dates for the 2024-25 season. Related: Why Do […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 24, 2025
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Snowbird, UT, Report: Absolutely Ridiculous–First Tram After 30 Inches Of New Snow

Report from March 19, 2025 Today was electric at Snowbird, Utah. It had snowed 31 inches since Monday night, and only the lower half of the Gad Valley was open yesterday, leaving most of the mountain wide open today. It was scheduled to be a perfect bluebird day. In the morning, the energy was palpable, everywhere. People were lined up at […]

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Avatar photo Spencer McLaughlin | March 23, 2025
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Snowboarder Killed After Being Buried in Deep Snow at Park City Mountain, UT

Condor Express, Canyons, Park City. | Photo: Park City Resort facebook

A 55-year-old male snowboarder from Hawaii lost his life at Park City Mountain, Utah, on Wednesday, March 19, after being discovered buried in snow on an intermediate trail. The incident occurred in the Canyons Village area of the resort, near the Alley run off the Super Condor Express lift. Related: Seattle Skier Dies in Tragic Tree Well Accident at Mt. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 20, 2025
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Today’s Deepest Resorts—North America’s Top 5 Snowfalls on March 19

Meteorological spring is here, meaning winter is over—already. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to stop snowing. Related: 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend At the time of writing, these resorts across North America had the most snow in the last 24 hours. Others with bigger totals may still need to update their websites. All numbers were taken […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 19, 2025
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[VIDEO] 3 Cars Trapped by Avalanche on Little Cottonwood Canyon Near Snowbird Ski Area, UT

Got hit by an avalanche and lived to tell about it. We are lucky. @Snowbird @skiutah @KSL5TV @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/bmesM5Zsw9 — Jp (@2investjp) March 19, 2025 State Route 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon was hit by an avalanche on Tuesday evening, trapping three vehicles and forcing the Utah Department of Transport (UDOT) to close the road. No injuries were reported, but […]

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AvyBrains | March 19, 2025
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