Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day". Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival the three day period preceding the beginning of Lent, the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday immediately before Ash Wenesday. The entire three day period has now come to be known in many areas as Mardi Gras, so as it is elsewhere, it is also here with the Fog at Solitude. Beautiful day, lots of snow, and a sunny day just for us.

... And the Snow Continues!

Storm after storm, it just keeps coming. Now, none of us our complaining mind you... Today resort stats: base 89", season total 227". Next few days should see some clearing and sun, but as you know with Solitude, there will still be places of powder to find until the next storm. Another glorious day for all of us. Here is what the SL Trib had to say today: "Weeks of pounding snowstorms have helped quench a thirsty Utah, which may offset last summer's depletion of water in record-setting temperatures. Winter storms have brought the state's total snowpack to 115 percent of average, which is unusual because drier conditions had been expected for winter, according to the National Weather Service. The region is currently in a La Niña year, meaning that waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean are cooler. That typically translates to drier conditions across the southwest - and in Southern Utah. To the north, however, the state typically sees above average snowpacks. "It's definitely made improvements," National Weather Service Meteorologist Monica Traphagan said of the recent snowfall. "December was the fourth wettest [on record]. That's going to help the snowpack. We are in much better shape than we were in last year."