121" base at Snowbasin, with 18" dropped by last storm!

Snowbasin continues to lead the Ski Utah resorts with its current base over 10 feet--even besting Alta by a few inches! The storm that passed through on Monday and Tuesday this week dropped another 18" of Utah's finest snow, for a season total of 339". The sun is out, spring is in the air, conditions are beautiful, and the slopes are uncrowded.

There is still space available at lodging properties in the valley between Snowbasin and Powder Mountain, as well as on-mountain at Powder Mountain where we still have limited inventory available. Go to www.Utah Resort Reservations.com online or call (888)-748-UTAH for further information.

PHENOMENAL SNOW--34" storm total!

This was the sight that greeted me on awakening yesterday morning.....more accumulation on my deck railing than I've seen in the four winters I've been lucky enough to spend in the upper Ogden Valley--easily a foot of snow!

Driving up to Snowbasin, I passed the no longer readable stop sign and marveled at the winter wonderland while cautiously negotiating the slippery roads.

It snowed 18" during the day on Tuesday, for a storm total of 34" in 48 hours and a current base of 137".....amazing snowfall! Knowing the mountain certainly has its advantages when the terrain becomes difficult to see due to reduced visibility, and even the trail maps are no longer readable due to the snowbanks obscuring them!


Call Utah Resort Reservations at (888)-748-8824 to arrange your Snowbasin/Powder Mountain ski vacation. Come Stay and Play in Utah and enjoy our world famous snow, beautiful scenery, and laid-back lifestyle--the perfect ingredients for a great vacation!

Utah Resort Reservations will help you find the ideal lodging--whether it's a condo or cabin on-mountain at Powder Mountain or a home, condo, or B&B in the valley between Snowbasin and Powder Mountain. Call us or go to www.UtahResortReservations.com for additional information.

An Amazing Powder Week

After five powder days in a row, I'm finally taking the day off to give the knees a rest and get caught up on everything that didn't get done while I was out showing out-of-town guests the lay of the land. Of course they appreciated the fact that the sun came out part of the time, allowing them to enjoy the scenery. The picture above was taken off of Hidden Lake Lift at Powder Mountain, last Tuesday--a perfect time to head to the trees!

The picture on the right was taken from the Strawberry Gondola, at Snowbasin, after we'd already had a couple of runs....you can see that there was no crowd from the one lonely line below the gondola.

They have a saying in Hawaii....."Lucky you live Hawaii". Well, I think the local version has to be "Lucky you 'board/ski Utah", where we enjoy Utah's trademarked "Greatest Snow on Earth"!

The season is just about half over, so don't waste a minute--call Utah Resort Reservations at (888)-748-UTAH to arrange your lodging for your Snowbasin/Powder Mountain vacation!

Down and out and missed out on the Pow!

The fact that I came down with the second cold in a month curtailed my snowboarding action for a few days.....you can see from the picture above, taken last Tuesday while down in Ogden, that we got a real dump. The pictures below were taken the day before, here in the Valley. Though
it may not be very clear in the photo, the picture on the right is that of a deer, taking refuge on someone's front porch in Green Hills.

Sorry there are no pix of the great day I had up at Powder Mountain yesterday...the whole top half of the mountain was in a cloud, but the 5" of fresh snow was heavenly and, having been there enough times, I can read that mountain in Braille.

A very merry Christmas!

The snowfall has eased off in the past couple of days, after a string of powder days from Sunday thru Friday, giving us the opportunity to see the sun again--a welcome change considering the cold temperatures we've had over the past few days.

Christmas was a blustery, snowy day with almost no one on the slopes. The Christmas revelers came out in force over the past couple of days, but the snow is great and the lines have moved quickly as both Snowbasin and Powder Mountain opened more terrain as of today, with both mountains pretty well completely open now.

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Too much Powder....No time to post!

On the left was the view from Becker chair this morning--you can see that the 16" of new snow that fell during the day yesterday had been enjoyed, by the number of tracks on Centennial at 10AM. But deep, untracked powder was abundant and at times, problematic, as I'd made the mistake of leaving my Burton Fish at home, not realizing how deep it was going to be again today!

Though the Christmas visitors are in evidence, there are still plenty of lines that haven't been touched.

Let's hope the Christmas storm is as good as this last one was and, while you've got your feet up enjoying those football games and letting that Christmas dinner digest, it's a great time to check out Utah Resort Reservations' lodging options for Snowbasin and Powder Mountain visitors. In fact, calls will be answered on Christmas Day if you call (888)-748-UTAH and I've finished enjoying my powder present. And if I miss your call, please leave a message!

They're calling it a hyperactive jet stream!

After a day or two of partly cloudy skies, earlier in the week, we're back on the storm path--last night's weather report was using the term "hyperactive jet stream" to describe the storm pattern bringing moisture from off the west coast and dumping snow on the Wasatch front. Whatever it may be, bring it on! Snowbasin and Powder Mountain were hit the hardest yesterday, with 10" of snow reported in the past 24 hours on this morning's Ski Utah report.

Powder Mountain opened more terrain yesterday, having opened Sundown lift for night skiing earlier this week, and will hopefully have the whole mountain open with the storms predicted to continue over the next 7-10 days.

Ever notice how difficult it is to get motivated to take off your gloves and pull a camera out of your pocket when it's blowing snow at a 45 degree angle and you're anticipating a powder run?!?

This storm pattern has got folks picking up their phones, calling Utah Resort Reservations to book their lodging for a Powder Mountain and Snowbasin ski/'boarding trip. Call (888)-748-UTAH to make your arrangements and Come Stay and Play in Utah!!!