Spring 2026 in Utah Cottonwood Canyons

[cbgarrett]

Yeah, it was good. Real good. Worth sneaking out of the office this afternoon.

 

[cbgarrett]

Still great...

 

[kingslug]

Yesterday at Alta was a real powder day.
It was dumping heavy early morning and continued all day...even some thunderstorms which drove everyone into the lodges for about an hour.
Most everyone was at collins so we stayed at supreme and sugar..
Today at S Bird was good until the fog rolled in around 1.
Road to provo closed for a while for a slide.
I found the goods next to regulator..puckerbrush and the gad chutes.
I don't know s bird as well as alta so I just poked around until vis went to shit.

 

[kingslug]

Another very good Bluebird day.
You can go anywhere you want..that's open of course.
Backside is closed as well as supreme bowl.
baldy slid a little shutting down the ebt...
And here's a porcupickle..

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[kingslug]

Snowing hard..lifts are down for lightning..
Very weird variable surface..
A a strange spring this is

 

[MarzNC]

Supreme is going to be good all day.

 

[Tony Crocker]

Alta website shows Supreme Bowl closed, along with Backside and everything off the High T. That’s a lot of Alta’s prime powder terrain. I’d guess the T lost coverage during the March heat wave, not sure that would true for Yellow Trail on the way to Backside.

 

[jimk]

12 Apr 2026, a change is in the wind. Winter coming back to Snowbird for a least a week. This was just my second day back after three weeks away.
Lower mountain hanging in there, but just barely.

Upper mountain doing ok.

Mineral Basin view with some buddies.

The place was dead quiet today.

Son got me a deal ($10 total) for four days of the Blister ski demos this week Tues-Fri at Snowbird, so that will add a little spice to the less than inspiring conditions. Also, we may get 4" tonight and maybe more around Thursday with cool temps all week.

 

[kingslug]

Pretty frozen today at alta but not total ice.
Totaly empty...we shall see what tomorrow brings.
Might go to bird as there is more to do.

 

[Tony Crocker]

I spy former admin's green helmet in the pic above!

Might go to bird as there is more to do.

You might want to check in with Jimk and/or his son for insider knowledge.

 

[jimk]

i think im going to alta today, 13 apr 2026. i have a use or lose wasatch benefit day. will be in my black and yellow colors. 4" new snow last night with maybe a couple more coming today. right now they are calling for one foot on thursday.

 

[kingslug]

Today was very good for 3 hours. Totaly empty..and they opened backside.
Skied all over the place..then it got very heavy.
Ended the day over at susies trees.

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[Tony Crocker]

I never understood why Backside was closed, so glad to see some flexibility reopening it with the new snow.

 

[jimk]

I'm having a ball at Snowbird demo-ing skis at the Blister Summit this week, 14-17 Apr 2026 . Really adds some sparkle to the late season. I don't know how well Blister and Snowbird advertised this event as the crowds are modest, but there are about 20 manufacturers and it's been super easy to do demos in decent spring conditions and very small crowds. Lots of swag too. Walk on demos and walk on trams
Beautiful weather, more like early spring conditions.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

You kant go wrong with Kästle.

 

[kingslug]

Im afraid of these things..prolly end up with more skis than I need.
Almost bought some peak skis for cheap.
Going to have another pair of wagners made.
He, I'll buy my old ones back for 900 bucks.