Season Opening Dates

Replace the batteries in your beacon and find your ski socks. Winter is coming on Friday! 

Reynolds Peak                                                                         Photo Credit: James Tucker

Alta: Nov 16
Brian Head: Nov 16

Brighton: TBD
The Canyons: Nov 23
Deer Valley: Dec 8
Eagle Point: Dec 21
Park City: Nov 17
Powder Mtn: Nov 21
Snowbasin: Nov 22
Snowbird: Nov 17
Solitude: Nov 15
Sundance: Dec 7
Wolf Mountain: Nov 23

Backcountry: Open for Business. See Utah Avalanche Center for details. 

                                                                                                Photo Credit: James Tucker

From NOAA's Alta Forecast: Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
559 PM MST WED NOV 7 2012
UTZ007>009-081315-
/O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0009.121109T1800Z-121111T2300Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...
MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY
559 PM MST WED NOV 7 2012

THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH AND WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET...LOCALLY 3 FEET IN THE
  WASATCH RANGE.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND PERSIST...HEAVY AT
  TIMES...INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS: STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THURSDAY WILL TURN WESTERLY
  BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND MUCH COLDER
  TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH
  ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE HEAVY ACCUMULATING

  SNOWFALL.

                                                                                                                                                                            Photo Credit: James Tucker