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Skier Killed in Avalanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

A skier was killed and another injured in an avalanche today in the Silver Fork area of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, today. Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Arlan Bennett confirmed that rescue teams responded at 12:48 p.m. The avalanche buried two skiers, both in their 50s. One managed to escape with a leg injury and was transported to the hospital, […]

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AvyBrains | February 8, 2025
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Alta, UT, Report: “High Rustler” My Favorite Run at Alta & One of the Best Inbounds Runs in North America

https://youtube.com/shorts/sLCRzErnODs?feature=share Report from February 4, 2025 Today I zipped over to Alta, UT, with one thing in mind. Slushy laps on “High Rustler,” my favorite run at Alta. I haven’t skied Alta since December and the snow levels were about the same when I left which meant that getting in might be a bit tricky, but once in it was […]

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Miles Clark | February 5, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: Over a Foot of Fresh Snow For Utah This Week

This forecast was created at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4 An extended stretch of unusually warm conditions will give way to a more active pattern by midweek for Utah, with a minor midweek frontal passage quickly followed by a stronger system heading into Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will remain higher than normal through midweek before trending cooler this weekend, […]

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WeatherBrains | February 4, 2025
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Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche in Utah’s Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area

A 37-year-old snowmobiler from Evanston, Wyoming, was killed in an avalanche on Monday afternoon in Utah’s Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area. The avalanche, near the Rich County and Cache County line, sparked a massive multi-agency rescue operation that lasted several hours. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed pending family notification, was snowmobiling […]

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AvyBrains | February 4, 2025
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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 76 | Ted Ligety – Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & Five-Time World Cup Overall Giant Slalom Champion

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This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. Ted Ligety is one of the most iconic figures in US Alpine Skiing. He’s a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and a five-time World Cup Overall Giant Slalom Champion. Ted dominated the World Cup between 2004 and 2018, with 25 World Cup wins and 52 podiums across five disciplines. […]

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Podcast | February 4, 2025
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Deer Valley, UT, Weekend Report: Sampling DV’s Best Run “Stein’s Way” + New Expansion Area in Snow, Sun, & Sleet

Report from January 31, February 1, February 2, 2025 On Friday morning, I woke up in Butte, Montana, after a two-day drive home from BC. Butte once supplied the USA with 25% of its copper. Everything is brick and old-mine-town feeling. I left town at 6:30 am and drove south to Park City, UT. I stopped at home, ate, suited […]

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Miles Clark | February 2, 2025
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Why Ski Patrollers at Park City Initiated The Biggest Ski Patrol Strike In History

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For Vail executives at Park City, Utah, December 27, 2024 started out as any other holiday would. Employees filtered in and were getting ready for the day, but at Ski Patrol Headquarters in both the Park City and Canyons base areas, the sense of normalcy would not last. Shortly after arriving, unionized patrollers read a brief statement in the locker […]

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Zach Armstrong | January 31, 2025
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SnowBrains Forecast: 3+ Feet of Snow For Utah This Week

This forecast was created at 9 a.m. PST on Friday, January 31. An active pattern will bring multiple rounds of heavy mountain snow to Utah, with the most substantial accumulations focused on the northern mountains this weekend and again mid-next week. Rain may mix in at lower elevations by Sunday, but colder conditions should return by late next week, bringing […]

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WeatherBrains | January 31, 2025
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