Utah Finally Receives Healthy Dose Of “Greatest Snow On Earth” ™
Utah Finally Receives Healthy Dose Of “Greatest Snow On Earth” ™
Published : 06-Jan-2026 03:18
Ski areas in much of Utah are finally reporting significant snowfall after a dry first few months of the 25-26 season.
"Call off the silver alert, Old Man Winter has been found. Thanks for waiting out the storm with us as we dealt with everything Mother Nature threw our way during this 30-inch storm. What a day," a spokesperson for Alta resort posted on Monday evening.
Park City Mountain opted for, "Hello Winter, glad you could join us," after reporting a foot of fresh snowfall yesterday and posting the image above.
How big a difference the snow, which Utah has trademarked as "the greatest snow on earth" will make to the big picture of open terrain remains to be seen. Park City Mountain claims the most skiable terrain in the US but currently is still showing less than 20% of its runs open.
Snowbird, which reports a third of it's runs open, has posted the most snowfall over the past three days with 20"/50cm, 24 hour totals of 12-14" (30-35cm) were reported at Alta Ski Area, Brighton Resort, Powder Mountain and Solitude Mountain Resort.
Utah has had a reputation for abundant light, dry powder but the first two months of its 25-26 season, has been dominated by mild, dry conditions, in common with that of neighbouring Colorado. It's meant only very limited terrain has been open at most areas up to now.
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