A storm on March 5 and 6, 2026
over-produced (love that term) and the Cottonwood Canyons received about 2 feet of good quality snow.
Rode the UTA bus up and back to ski Brighton on Friday, 6 March. This was just after the two feet of snow fell and both BCC and LCC were super busy. In fact, LCC was closed for several hours in mid-day for avalanche mitigation. The bus worked, but one-way trips took about 70 minutes vs normal of 20 minutes due to traffic. At least I had a seat and someone else was doing the driving.
6 Mar Brighton and the Great Western lift line, real good skiing/riding this day:
Same area, nice spacing in these aspens:
Boarders love Brighton:
Excellent skiing among evergreens by the Crest sixpack, Brighton is a fine place to ski on a storm day because of the tree skiing and tree-lined runs.
Saturday 7 March, beautiful day at Snowbird with big crowds. We went off piste to get some elbow room. My son and a friend were my ski companions this day. This is upper Mach Schnell.
Eye of the Needle in Peruvian Gulch:
From below (center):
Not sure about the rest of Utah, but the Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts are firing on all cylinders right now. The lower Cirque at Snowbird: