Winter Returns To Utah [Photo Tour + Snowfall Roundup]

By Barclay | December 21, 2017 12:01 pm ET

Winner-winner, southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort gets a chicken dinner! After 9″ of snow fell on the southern Utah resort, spirits are picking up after a lackluster beginning to the season kept skiers and riders home for the month of December. That changes now as NOAA is projecting a change to western weather over the next month with more snow + cold temps in their outlook.

As most of you know weather in Utah is highly influenced by the terrain. This is evident from these two images on I-70 taken about 10 miles apart. Downsloping off the terrain causes areas such as Fremont Jct. to receive much less snow in this flow then areas further west. #utwx pic.twitter.com/u0q35Uqu01

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) December 21, 2017

Also Read: NOAA Announces ‘Pattern Shift’ For Western Weather By The End Of The Month

Snowfall Totals:

Brian Head Resort – 9″
Alta – 6″
Snowbird – 7″

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The storm is here. Up to a foot of snow dropping in the next 24 hours. 📷: @chris_segal #powderday #snowbird #itshere #snow #ski #snowboard #skiutah

A post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird) on Dec 20, 2017 at 4:27pm PST

Brighton – 5″
Solitude – 6″
Sundance – 4″

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It’s snowing!! #snow #solitudemountain #bigcottonwoodcanyon #skiutah

A post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain) on Dec 20, 2017 at 3:22pm PST

Park City – 3″
Cherry Peak – 3″
Powder Mountain – 3″

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We received 2" of fresh snow last night and it's a clear, crisp morning up here! Anyone joining us for some time on the slopes today? #snowbasinresort #skiutah #visitogden #thursdaythoughts

A post shared by Snowbasin Resort (@snowbasinresort) on Dec 21, 2017 at 8:38am PST