First Snows of 2011-12 Season

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thumbnail Preseason Mt. Superior  Brian Kretschmar

November 7th, 2011

thumbnail Alta  Brian Kretschmar

Preseason hiking at Alta SKi Area. November 7th, 2011

thumbnail Alta  Brian Kretschmar

Pete Stoughton taking advantage of bluebird skies and some preseason powder. November 7th, 2011

thumbnail Canyons Resort  Dave Dibblee aka "Dibs"

Looking like Winter at Canyons Resort. November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Snowbird-Little Cottonwood Canyon  Matt Crawley

November 6th, 2001

thumbnail Snowbird-Peruvian Express  Matt Crawley

November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Canyons Resort  Dave Dibblee aka "Dibs"

Who let the dogs out? November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Snowbird  Matt Crawley

Who's ready for winter? November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Snowbird  Matt Crawley

Snow covered pine trees are a sure sign that winter is moving in. November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Snowbird  Matt Crawley

November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Little Cottonwood  Brandon Ott

November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Alta  Brandon Ott

Gotta get up to get down. Earning it in the pre-season. November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Alta  Brandon Ott

November 6th, 2011

thumbnail Alta Ski Area-Preseason Powder  Matt Baydala

November 5th, 2011

thumbnail Alta Ski Area-Preseason Powder

Powderhound Blogger Matt Baydala finding a preseason stash at Alta Ski Area, November 5th, 2011

thumbnail Alta Ski Area  Thomas Haraden

Cold temps and clear skies gives Alta the green light to sprinkle a little white around the resort area.

thumbnail Snowbird  Thomas Haraden

November 2, 2011

thumbnail Snowbird  Thomas Haraden

Some sun and some fresh snow makes waiting for opening day that much more difficult.

thumbnail Alta Ski Area  Thomas Haraden

Sunny skies at Alta, November 2nd, 2011.

thumbnail Solitude Mountain Resort  Solitude

Preseason snowfall at Solitude with more on the way.

thumbnail First Snow Rail Rip'n  Sean Kerrick Sullivan - www.seankerrick.com

Dylan Thompson rail'n it in the "Bone Zone", somewhere in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton. October 6, 2011

thumbnail First Snow Scenery  Sean Kerrick Sullivan - www.seankerrick.com

Snow blankets the trees off Guardsman Pass. October 6, 2011

thumbnail first snow at Snowbasin  Ryan Thompson

October 6, 2011

thumbnail First snow at Snowbasin  Ryan Thompson

October 6, 2011

thumbnail First snow at Snowbasin  Ryan Thompson

October 6, 2011

thumbnail First snow at Snowbasin  Ryan Thompon

October 6, 2011

thumbnail First Snow at Brian Head  Katie Orton

Southern Utah getting in on the snow action, October 6, 2011.

thumbnail First Turns of the Season, Oct 7, 2011.  Jason Morgan

Powderhound Matt Baydala making his first turns of the season, Alta Ski Area.

thumbnail First Turns of the Season, Oct 7, 2011.  Matt Baydala

Powderhound Matt along with friend Jason Morgan are among the few brave skiers hitting the early season slopes after Mother Nature dropped its first load of 18 inches of snow in the Wasatch.

thumbnail First light hitting PCMR, Oct 7, 2011  Matt Bayadala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Starting to look a lot like winter at Snowbird.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Collins Lift, Alta Ski Area

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Wildcat lift at Alta Ski Area.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Collins lift, Alta Ski Area.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Snow covered mountain bikes signal the changing seasons. Snowbird

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Snowbird

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Snowbird tram plaza.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Snow piling up on table tops at Snowbird's tram plaza.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Snowbird, snowy Octoberfest.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Chris Pearson

Who's happy it's snowing? Alta Ski Area

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

Park City Ridgeline.

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail October 6, 2011 Snow Storm  Matt Baydala

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Snowbird 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Bird tracks at the Bird - 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Jogging season is coming to an end. Snowbird - 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Mineral Basin, Snowbird - 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season

Snowbird 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Wild flowers surprised by the first snow of the season. 9-16-11

thumbnail First Snow of 2011-12 Season  Matt Crawley

Looking over at the Peruvian chair - Snowbird

The first snows of the season are always greeted with excitement in Utah.

Additional Photos:

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With April Comes Snow

Spring is here, but it looks much more like winter with fresh April snow in the Wasatch.
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300 inches of SNOW in Utah!

With the last storm providing a plethora of new Snow, Utah breaks the 300 inch mark for the season.
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Snow is Coming!

The anticipation of new snow in the Wasatch has been killing us. Finally, snow is falling and a storm track is in the forecast through the weekend.
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Fresh Mountain Air

The sun is shinning and the mountain air is fresh and revitalizing.
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A Week of Monster DUMPS!!

Mother nature has been quite generous in serving up lots of fresh snow this week. Check out some of these great shots from around Utah's resorts.
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Northern Utah Resorts

Utah's northern ski and snowboard areas rip after winter storm Gandolf lays down some serious snowfall.
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Brian Head

Take a closer look at Utah's southern-most ski area.
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Sunny Slopes

Nine feet of snow in December has laid the groundwork, or shall we say, "snow-work" for some fabulously sunny days with great skiing and riding conditions leading into the new year.
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Happy Holidays

If someone asked Santa for lots of snow and awesome skiing and riding conditions for Utah, thank you very much. Santa came through big time!!
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Santa comes to Utah Resorts

From all the resorts in Utah, wishing you a very Merry Christmas!!
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December to Remember

Snow hits the Wasatch in December with great early season skiing and riding conditions.
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Utah Resorts Opening Day

For each Utah resort, opening day comes but only once a year.