The Supreme Chair opened today at noon for the season. Skiers were finding deep cream all over Supreme Bowl and Catherine’s Area. We could tell by the sight of the…
Continue ReadingWe got up there really late. Like 1pm late. But it was graupling a bit and an hour later it was moderately snowing and continued for a good part of…
Continue ReadingWe unfortunately missed the soft opening of the High Traverse yesterday at 3pm. It was still skiing good today though. West Rustler was smooth and getting tracked. Thirds had quite…
Continue ReadingSkies cleared today revealing a beautiful new mountain at Alta, filled in and very tasty looking. For the most part that’s all we got to do today was look. High…
Continue ReadingExpectations coming into today’s opener were medium to high. Medium for myself, high for Nate. It landed somewhere in between. Sometimes numbers can be deceiving. 54 inches storm total as…
Continue ReadingThis most recent storm really brought the goods. Yesterday we saw friends’ reports of storm skiing over-the-head blower pow so we couldn’t resist yet another preseason powder day. The skies…
Continue ReadingAlta received a nice little refresher storm that deposited about half a foot of light fluff on top of an existing base, that while meager, is somewhat dense and covering…
Continue ReadingA small storm blew through leaving a couple of inches right before a colder and larger storm dropped a perfectly dense 14+ inches on Alta last night. The density of…
Continue ReadingIt’s not every year that you can ski Alta’s Little Chute in mid June. Being that it was my 40th birthday we figured what better way to celebrate than with…
Continue ReadingSHRED. goggles have a great field of vision and crystal clear lenses.
Continue ReadingCompared to our trip up Suicide Chute in May last year when the chute ended in a waterfall and continued down as rock talus to the road, this year truly…
Continue ReadingHere’s our final edit for the 2018-2019 Alta season. Alta received almost 620 inches of snow this year making it one of the best in recent memory. We were able…
Continue ReadingThe 69th Frank World Classic went off this year with skiers Franking so franking hard. Crashes were aplenty. And so were daffies this year. Music was blasting drinks were flowing…
Continue ReadingThis recent spring storm brought almost 2 feet of fresh soft snow to Alta in the past few days. The skies cleared early this morning and Alta Ski Patrol was…
Continue ReadingAs the storm approached it seemed more and more likely that LCC was going to receive the brunt. By Wednesday afternoon Alta’s totals were closing in on 20 inches and…
Continue ReadingThe forecast on Wednesday was for warming before rapid cooling and only 3-6 inches. By Thursday night it was upgraded to 6-12 with possibly higher amounts. Alta saw close to…
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