We’ve lost track of which Frank this was. Is it the 4th 3rd annual? Let’s make it the 420th 2nd annual since it landed on 4/20. Easter, Frank and 4/20.…
Continue ReadingTuesday at Alta the storm raged. About a foot of snow had fallen overnight and it didn’t stop all day. It was windy too. By Tuesday evening the winds calmed…
Continue ReadingThe 2025 Vail Ridge Extreme—Go Big or Go Home ? In the words of FWT legend Andrew Pollard: “Vail Ridge again proving to be the pinnacle of freeride skiing.” A…
Continue ReadingWe’ve missed a lot of pow days this season for various reasons. So don’t mind your FOMO if I say today was the best day of the season, for us.…
Continue ReadingNo powder day is the same. They’re all unique experiences in their own way. And that’s a good thing, I suppose. Sometimes, our expectations aren’t met, but other times, they’re…
Continue ReadingUtah’s winter has finally decided to start this past week. These series of storms have doubled our base and hopefully soon Alta Ski Patrol will start opening up terrain. The…
Continue ReadingWe didn’t have high hopes for opening day. We were excited the ski season was kicking off but the amount of terrain projected to open was minimal. However we got…
Continue ReadingWe did a quick lap yesterday after the storm had cleared. There was word of a foot of high density snow so coverage we thought would be decent now. It…
Continue ReadingThe past two Alta winters have been nothing short of phenomenal. It’s been so deep in Utah that we no longer feel envious of the old-timers talking about the ’83…
Continue ReadingThis storm had been talked about for at least a week. It seemed like there was a decent consensus it would be strong with 1-2 feet for Alta. Nate kept…
Continue ReadingAlta’s average first snowfall doesn’t usually occur until the first week of October so I’m taking today’s storm as a sign of things to come. 1,000 inch winter here we…
Continue ReadingI thought a bottle of tequila and some ribeyes would be enough of a birthday present but no apparently I also had to hike up a mountain with my skis…
Continue ReadingWe didn’t have huge expectations for today considering we don’t know the terrain at Brighton very well. And there’s only one lift open. But when we noticed at the top…
Continue ReadingThe much anticipated Frank competition landed on a sunny and beautiful spring day at Alta. The competitors as well as the audience were feeling fully Franked up. Frankfurters were grilled…
Continue ReadingUtah got dumped on again and we topped 600 inches at Alta. With 2 feet of fresh snow on a Sunday we figured it might be best to head out…
Continue ReadingThis week has been very snowy. 3-4 feet and more on the way. We missed yesterday, thanks to UDOT lifting traction restrictions and subsequent crashes closing the road almost immediately.…
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