The Wasatch Thread: Skiing and Riding in Utah

[jimk]

Storming big time at Solitude today 17 Feb 2026:

 

[4aprice]

Models are getting dreamy . Thinking the Avalanche danger will be off the charts. So be careful out there and enjoy.

 

[Hastur]

absolute dumpage right now.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Thinking the Avalanche danger will be off the charts. So be careful out there and enjoy.

This might work out great for us weekend warriors given the high winds, negative windchill, dumping snow, and extreme avalanche danger.

 

[thetrailboss]

Yup...... This is why I think this storm might close a lot of terrain for a few days.

Everyone is going to play this uber-cautiously....... as they should.

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That is pretty fucking scary. Nine people still missing and likely dead!

 

[jimk]

absolute dumpage right now.

You'll have to be our man on the scene. I chickened out and stayed home today/ 18 Feb. Hope to ski tomorrow unless there are canyon closures.

 

[BenedictGomez]

You'll have to be our man on the scene. I chickened out and stayed home today/ 18 Feb. Hope to ski tomorrow unless there are canyon closures.

Viewing Facebook, some of the roads are terrible. The mountain pass between Park City & Heber I've never seen look like that from the pictures.

 

[Julius]

Missing today was a blessing in disguise. Both canyons closed uphill with reports of multiple vehicle slide offs and busses getting stuck. Ran into a group of Solitude employees who couldn’t get a bus to work. I bet it’ll be awhile before some make it home.

edit: Alta closed at 2. Bird closed with reported 31” in 24hrs with 16” since 9am.

 

[BenedictGomez]

It's snowing too much to ski.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Missing today was a blessing in disguise. Both canyons closed uphill with reports of multiple vehicle slide offs and busses getting stuck. Ran into a group of Solitude employees who couldn’t get a bus to work. I bet it’ll be awhile before some make it home.

From the pictures, the pass from Park City to Heber on 40 looked like I've never seen it before. Just standing inches of snow on the road. I dunno what happened, but it was like it wasnt even plowed.

 

[ThatGuy]

From the pictures, the pass from Park City to Heber on 40 looked like I've never seen it before. Just standing inches of snow on the road. I dunno what happened, but it was like it wasnt even plowed.

I-80 doesn’t look too plowed either and traffic leaving PC is stopped.

 

[Julius]

Well, I did say we were bringing it from snowy Vermont on our roadtrip out west. You’re welcome.

 

[thetrailboss]

It's snowing too much to ski.

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Brighton is closing at 5pm. Snowbird is closing early as well. Apparently BCC is backed up with people trying to leave......

 

[Hastur]

no pics today. viz is poor when its snowing as o much. but I stuck to mostly peruvian side drops off of cirque traverse. lower peruvian runs were seeing very little traffic.

that was the most snow I've ever ridden in.
I heard gad 2 got closed after people were ducking ropes.
and people were dropping upper cirque too under the ropes

I fully expect nothing will be open tommorow

 

[BenedictGomez]

and people were dropping upper cirque too under the ropes

Testing Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection.

 

[jimk]

no pics today. viz is poor when its snowing as o much. but I stuck to mostly peruvian side drops off of cirque traverse. lower peruvian runs were seeing very little traffic.

that was the most snow I've ever ridden in.
I heard gad 2 got closed after people were ducking ropes.
and people were dropping upper cirque too under the ropes

I fully expect nothing will be open tommorow

Glad you got some!
If the snow stops by midnight that gives them all night to work avi mitigation for the road and plow it. If the access road for LCC is open by 630am tomorrow then I would expect Alta/Bird to open on time or just an hour or two late, but only partial terrain while patrol works to make the mtns safe. BCC might be a better option tomorrow. That road seems to require less avi mitigation, but Sol/Bright could have delayed openings and partial terrain too.
If the snow keeps going much of the night, all bets are off. I haven't heard the word Interlodge used yet, which refers to a full shut down of road and resorts in LCC, and everyone must stay indoors at both resorts.

Correction: LCC closed approx midnight to 830am, so that means Alta/Bird almost certainly have some sort of delayed opening.

Snowbird Snow Report​

February 18, 2026 - 04:10 pm
Resort & Road Update:
Highway SR-210 is scheduled to CLOSE to uphill road travel for avalanche mitigation at 12:30 am, Thursday, Feb. 19. Downhill road travel will CLOSE at 1 am. Estimated time of reopening scheduled for 8:30 am, Thursday (conditions dependent).

 

[BenedictGomez]

Photo online of Alta's parking lot. I imagine these cars were left overnight, but still, hope they werent planning on leaving.

 

[kingslug]

Took 1.5 hours to get up lcc..then waited till 10 to ski..vis was shit..but lasted till 1..only skied sugar loaf as Collins line was nuts..no lines at loaf..the ride down sucked..people cant drive in snow storms..but will go up there..then fuck a hundred vehicles going down...

 

[ThatGuy]

Didn’t even bother going out today still felt sick and not a fan of skiing during storms anyway. Will be at Canyons tomorrow for first chair should be a great day with less wind and actually able to see whats in front of me.

 

[Former Sunday Rivah Rat]

Took 1.5 hours to get up lcc..then waited till 10 to ski..vis was shit..but lasted till 1..only skied sugar loaf as Collins line was nuts..no lines at loaf..the ride down sucked..people cant drive in snow storms..but will go up there..then fuck a hundred vehicles going down...

This is why we moved to Layton to ski Snowbasin. I do not have the patience to deal with the baloney skin tire crowd messing up a ski day.