Brian Head picked up 25cm of fresh snow in Utah, while Snowmass recorded 16cm in Colorado.
Brian Head led Tuesday's action, taking top honours with 25cm of fresh snow overnight in Utah. That is a sizeable early season deposit for the southern Intermountain, and it will give skiers and riders a welcome boost to surface cover on groomers and higher lines. Snow conditions at the resort should feel noticeably softer than they did before the storm, especially at elevation.
The rest of the activity was clustered in the Rockies. Snowmass report ed 16cm of fresh snow in Colorado, enough to sweeten corduroy and add pop to steeper, sheltered gullies. Beyond those two, no other resorts met our qualifying threshold today, so the powder map is narrow and regional. Taken together, Brian Head and Snowmass offer the best short-term payoffs for those willing to drive to the Intermountain West or central Rockies; resorts elsewhere reported only light or non-qualifying returns.
The current deposits suggest a short window of soft, supportive cover where the new layers are protected from wind and sun. If temperatures hold near or below freezing overnight, that 25cm at Brian Head and 16cm at Snowmass will remain well preserved into the next day, improving rideability for morning laps. Conversely, warm sun and strong winds would thin the fresh snow quickly on exposed terrain, so timing and aspect will matter for making the most of these falls.
