After a storm deposited multiple feet of snow, the avalanche danger has increased in western states from Utah to California. The storm cycle comes amid a largely snowless western ski season, likely contributing to pent-up demand.

Brighton was among the first resorts in Utah to allow snowboarding back in the late 1980s. “The top of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains is home to Brighton, a ski resort with a 500-inch annual average of light, fluffy and dry snowfall.

Utah’s 15 resorts are antsy to begin operations after making more upgrades over the summer, following another successful ski and snowboard season last year. Mother Nature, however, has other plans. Brian Head Resort in southern Utah was set to go full ...

A family outing in Utah's backcountry turned fatal on Thursday when an avalanche buried a girl estimated to be between 10 and 13 years old just outside the limits of Brighton Ski Resort, east of Salt Lake City.

The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) is reporting that an avalanche-related death occurred on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The UAC’s initial report is missing information ahead of a pending investigation, but here’s what we know so far. The incident occurred ...