It has been a tough winter for ski resorts in northern Utah. All the glory has been reserved for Brian Head. When it finally did snow, the resorts were quick to get the word out. Snowbird sent out a release stating that the resort had seen 7-feet of snow fall in seven days. That got us to thinking about some other incredible dumps.

A look in the archives found a similar release from Snowbird back in November of 2001 when the Little Cottonwood Canyon resort reported 100 inches of snow in 100 hours.

The folks at Alta, widely recognized as the dump site of Mother Nature by all resorts, also did some research.

Connie Marshall with Alta reported that their best 24-hour storm dropped 39 inches of powder on Oct. 29, 1991. The best week was 109 inches from Nov. 21-27 in 2001, the same time Snowbird released its 100 in 100 release.

The month record for snowfall at Alta came in December of 1983, when 210 inches hit the ground. The season record from Alta records dating back to 1980 was the 1981-82 season when 748 inches fell. Marshall said informal records gathered from other sources, including the Forest Service, show that 763 inches of snow landed at Alta in the winter of 1951-52.

-- Brett Prettyman