The Wasatch Thread: Skiing and Riding in Utah

[Zermatt]

Sadly I think the next 10 days, as I mentioned before is a near Winter Killer given the snowpack is already basically the worst ever.

It's going to hit 60 at the base of Park City today. There'll be high elevation skiing, but will it really be any good after maybe 2 weeks from now? The corn harvesting will come early. Saturday was fun though, lots of untouched snow in the trees.


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I have until March 14th to cancel my place in Snowbird for a full refund. Delta tickets I can easily repurpose. So probably need to revisit at the end of the week to see if there is a pattern shift on the horizon. As of now looks bone dry for the next 15 days and I’m not even looking at temps.

 

[thetrailboss]

Sadly I think the next 10 days, as I mentioned before is a near Winter Killer given the snowpack is already basically the worst ever.

It's going to hit 60 at the base of Park City today. There'll be high elevation skiing, but will it really be any good after maybe 2 weeks from now? The corn harvesting will come early. Saturday was fun though, lots of untouched snow in the trees.


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Yeah, I saw one forecast calling for maybe temps starting with an "8X" next week in SLC. WTAF?!

 

[jimk]

How do you think Snowbird and Alta hold up until April 20ish? Just looked at the forecast and looks dry and warm for at least the next two weeks.

Let me put it this way, whatever shape those two are in on April 20th, it's probably better than almost anywhere else in the US at that time.
9 Mar 2026, Snowbird, skied real good today!

Rasta Chutes area:


View of Mt Timpanogos from Mineral Basin:

 

[Julius]

I am doing the 'Bird tomorrow before heading back east. I had held the day to potentially do a Deer Valley day (as my pass has two), but Little Cloud is calling my name. Additionally, I pretty much took out a mortgage to ski at Alta AND Snowbird as opposed to two meh days at DV.

Good call. We ran out of days at Alta/Bird our last day in Utah and decided to hit Deer Valley Saturday. 'Considerably' less snow.

Driving back home i70 thru Denver today and the hills did not look great. LCC and BCC are the golden ticket.

 

[kingslug]

Brighton was pretty busy yesterday...looked like someone hit a tree on Milly..but he looked alive.
Going to get the mid week pass fir 600 bucks as I think I found my tree skiing spot.
Milly was in very good shape..but the bowl remains closed after 2 weeks of bombing..

 

[4aprice]

Top of Ajax skied great yesterday. Top 2/3 of the mountain staying pretty good with considerable softening and some melting as one gets down into town. Off day today after 5 in a row. Trip up to Glenwood to Iron Mountain Hot Springs

 

[thetrailboss]

Let me put it this way, whatever shape those two are in on April 20th, it's probably better than almost anywhere else in the US at that time.
9 Mar 2026, Snowbird, skied real good today!

Rasta Chutes area:
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View of Mt Timpanogos from Mineral Basin:
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Alta and Snowbird were nice today. N and NE aspects up high were still soft. The temps and sun softened things up in Mineral Basin and up the mountain to the base of Little Cloud yesterday, but temps and the wind prevented the snow from softening at all today. I had a great time.

 

[kingslug]

Last day of cold temps today..then spring will be sprung...

 

[snoseek]

You utah guys should embrace mountain biking to hedge winters like this. Corner canyon has probably been riding good all winter. Ski a few hours then head down there.

 

[BenedictGomez]

You utah guys should embrace mountain biking to hedge winters like this. Corner canyon has probably been riding good all winter. Ski a few hours then head down there.

There were literally mountain bike trails (many, many of them) which could have been ridden nonstop since last May. And with the "Winter Killer" coming, ski season is nigh over but the corn harvesting (at least for Utah and Colorado).

 

[Former Sunday Rivah Rat]

It ain't over. I bet Solitude and Snowbird make it into early May.
After that it's road trip time. Mammoth has on it's website that it's Open Through at Least Memorial Day.

 

[4aprice]

There were literally mountain bike trails (many, many of them) which could have been ridden nonstop since last May. And with the "Winter Killer" coming, ski season is nigh over but the corn harvesting (at least for Utah and Colorado).

There’s one met I have read here in Colorado saying that things could get active around the 20th. Winter Park got 6 last night but Aspen got nothing. There’s still some good skiing up high (above 10000 ft) but the lower elevations froze up over night last night and never released today. A little reminder of New England. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer so it should be a little mote spring like. Just spoke with someone who skied Highland Bowl today and said it skied well and reports out of Loveland and Winter Park have been good. It’s thin but not over yet.

 

[Smellytele]

Brighton was pretty busy yesterday...looked like someone hit a tree on Milly..but he looked alive.
Going to get the mid week pass fir 600 bucks as I think I found my tree skiing spot.
Milly was in very good shape..but the bowl remains closed after 2 weeks of bombing..
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Milly’s bowl opened this afternoon and was a lot of fun. Rest of the mtn was very east coast.

 

[BenedictGomez]

It ain't over. I bet Solitude and Snowbird make it into early May.

I mean ski season proper skiing, not Killington marketing skiing. Yes, you will be able to ride a lift to high elevations, but for all intents and purposes, the fat lady is warming up. It could turn cold for all we know in late March and we get a refresh God willing, but I think peak snowpack is already over, which is kind of crazy to say on March 11th. Places like Sundance and Mayflower will be toast, I'm not even sure the lower areas of Park City will hold up if Alta hits 60 and Park City hits 70. It really all hinges on how bad the damage is before winter returns.