With this storm, and 12 inches of snow over the past two days, the Mt. Allen Tram is schedule to open on Saturday, January 23rd, pending conditions.
By 10:00am this morning, a record number of skiers and boarders had climbed aboard the Needles Express Gondola at Snowbasin. Arriving at 7:00am, were a half-dozen snowboarders from Layton. The winner of bragging rights as first in line was Brady Nielsen, a three-year season pass holder also from Layton. “It’s been a long summer, and I’m ready to ride,” said Nielson. “Snowbasin is close to home, the best mountain around, and the people are nice,” he said.
Snowbasin opened with a two and one half mile top to bottom run, with a small terrain park at the bottom of Littlecat. The resort was been able to generate an impressive 20” of man-made snow in order to open today. As of November 24, there has been a total of 32” of natural snow on the mountain, which is slightly behind last year’s natural totals at this time.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm on the plaza early this morning,” said Jodi Holmgren, Director of Marketing and Public Relations. “Pass sales are significantly up over last year, and we are off to a great start” she said. In the first hour, Snowbasin saw as many skiers/boarders as they did the entire opening day last year.
One of the first skiers to arrive was Steve Rush, a long-time regular on the mountain. “Skiing at Snowbasin is my favorite way to kick-off the holidays,” said Rush.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Snowbasin announced today that they will open as planned on November 26th. Needles Express Gondola and Littlecat Express Quad will be in operation beginning at 9am on Thanksgiving. Mountain Manager, Chris Westover, reports a base of 19” of man-made and natural snow on top to bottom runs.
Snowmaking made an early appearance at Snowbasin this year followed by warm temperatures. Despite the temperature inversion and small amounts of natural snowfall, the resort has been able to generate an impressive amount of man-made snow in order to open this week. As of November 24, there has been a total of 32” of natural snow on the mountain.
“According to mountain staff, opening conditions will present better than they have in the past couple of years,” said Jodi Holmgren, Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Holmgren said that early season rates are in effect, based on the amount of runs open.
In addition to skiers and boarders converging on the resort for opening day, more than 600 people are expected at Snowbasin for its annual Thanksgiving Feast. Limited reservations are still available.
Located 17 miles East of Ogden, Snowbasin is an easy 36 miles North of Downtown Salt Lake City. For safety, hiking is no longer being permitted because of snowmaking and grooming on the mountain. The ticket windows will open at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call 801.620.1000. For more information on snow conditions, call the Snow Report Hotline at 801.620.1100, or visit: www.snowbasin.com.