After missing last weeks massive 50 inch dump, the 5 inches from today helped to ease my pain and lift my spirits. This morning was pretty brutal with a severely…
Continue ReadingIf you’re not planning on skiing tomorrow make sure to tune in to Red Bull’s Cold Rush Competition on NBC. Held at Silverton, CO the event begins at 11am. This competition has…
Continue ReadingIf you missed round one of Snowbird’s Freeskiing comp today make sure you don’t miss out on tomorrow’s runs. Held on Silverfox, athletes were throwing down like it was a…
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again, when you can find ski deals galore…especially this year. Just about every retailer overstocked anticipating another big winter. Starting today Bluehouse Skis go on sale…
Continue ReadingSunny and icy was the name of the game at Alta today. With the extremely warm temps you would have thought the snow might soften up a bit, but this was not the…
Continue ReadingOne of the most infamous lines in North America has to be Jackson Hole’s Corbet’s Couloir. On March 7th Jackson Hole Mountain Resort closed Corbet’s so that TGR’s film crew…
Continue ReadingAfter the warm temps on Sunday, a weak 1″ storm was not enough to cover up the crusty and icy snowpack currently residing at Alta. It was quite a disappointing morning when I…
Continue ReadingThe lift lines today at Alta may have been the longest I have ever seen them. The Collins lift line at one point started to turn and wrap towards the…
Continue ReadingWow! What a week it has been, or so I’ve heard. My friends have made sure to fill me in on the many face-shots that I’ve missed all week while up…
Continue ReadingWith 15 inches of light fluff falling in the past 24 hours conditions at Alta are likely skiing better then they have all year. I unfortunately am out of town at Big…
Continue ReadingAlthough I really have no complaints about today’s epic Alaskan style conditions, part of me was sort of hoping for last nights dump to be a little more Alta-like. We…
Continue ReadingMother Nature did Alta a big favor last night by buffing out the entire mountain. You could take as much speed as you wanted…no holding back. Locals were decending…
Continue ReadingWith over two feet of pow forecasted to blanket the Wasatch yesterday, a storm total of 7″ was disappointing. Normally for this season 7″ would be considered an epic day but…
Continue ReadingMain Chute opened this morning sometime around 10:30am. I unfortunately missed the opening but did get a chance to ski it about an hour later. Although not super fluffy like I’m sure it was…
Continue ReadingWith a storm total of 13 inches and the entire mountain opening by early morning you couldn’t ask for much more out of a powder day. Even though the mountain…
Continue ReadingSnow was dumping hard at Alta today with nine inches falling over the past 24 hours. Another 6-12 is predicted to start dropping Monday afternoon through Tuesday. Conditions today remained soft…
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