Utah ski and snowboard areas posted some impressive snow totals heading into the Thanksgiving holiday with more resorts set to open this weekend.
Here’s how much snow came down in the past 24 hours at open resorts:
Brighton — 19 inches
Alta — 14 inches
Park City — 13 inches
Solitude — 11 inches
Brian Head — 7 inches
“Our storm is winding down and only a few snow showers remain. Deep totals seen in many locations, especially central Utah mountains. High pressure takes control for a dry remainder of the holiday week,” according to OpenSnow forecaster Evan Thayer.
Four more resorts will start spinning lifts in the next couple days. Snowbird and Woodward Park City will open Thursday, Snowbasin on Friday and Deer Valley on Saturday (Friday for season pass holders).
Here’s how much snow a couple of those areas received in the past 24 hours:
Snowbird — 22 inches
Snowbasin — 11 inches
With the Thanksgiving weekend openings, nine of the state’s 15 resorts will be open. Opening dates for the other six are:
Beaver Mountain — TBA
Cherry Peak — TBA
Eagle Point — Dec. 20
Nordic Valley — Dec. 7
Powder Mountain — Dec. 6
Sundance — Dec. 4
In a social media post, Eagle Point in northern Utah described the storm this way: “Snow is very dense and is exactly what we need for a good base. If temps had been a little colder yesterday and the day before this would have been 3 ft of dry powder.”