Utah — The greatest snow on earth has yet to arrive in the Beehive State.
With warm temperatures and a lack of snowfall being the norm so far this month in Utah, opening dates are being altered.
The first to move back its opening date was Brian Head Resort. Originally scheduled to open on November 7th, the Southern Utah ski resort moved its opening back to November 14th. Following that announcement, Brian Head announced today that they’re delaying their season again. The new projected opening date is November 21st. In the meantime, Brian Head will be hosting a free hike-to rail jam on November 15th.
The good news is that Powderchasers is predicting Brian Head could see some snow in the week ahead.
The second delayed opening announcement came from Solitude Mountain Resort. Despite a $4.5 million investment in snowmaking this offseason, warm temperatures have halted snowmaking efforts. The new goal is to open up on Sunday, November 16th. On Wednesday, Solitude announced it’s delaying its opening to November 19th. Does this mean that Honeycomb is going to be open? Sorry to the Instagram commentator that I stole that joke from.
Unfortunately, a snowstorm that was expected to dump on Utah is now being projected to bring only small totals. Thankfully, Evan Thayer of OpenSnow reports that snow could be on the menu for the second half of November.
Most resorts in the state are aiming to open in late November or early December. We’ll see if those dates are impacted.
Image/Video Credits: Solitude Mountain Resort, Brian Head Resort
