Outside of the low light viz the skiing wasn’t half bad today. The couple of inches that Alta reported overnight helped soften up the groomers and fill in the bumps off…
Continue ReadingAlta’s annual torchlight parade is an event not to be missed. It’s the one and only time each season you get to ski Alta at night. This year a few…
Continue ReadingIt was a cold but beautiful day at Alta. Cloudy but sunny at times, and no wind. Most terrain is now open with the exception of Devil’s Castle and Supreme…
Continue ReadingThe snow keeps dumping at Alta. Too much actually. So much that the avalanche danger is extreme. Several areas including Thirds and Greeley broke off all the way down to…
Continue ReadingThere really isn’t any way of avoiding this, today was epic. And if the forecast is correct, tomorrow is going to be more of the same. The first couple runs…
Continue ReadingThe 5″ overnight softened almost all of Alta’s crusty snow from the previous few days. In certain areas like Thirds and North Rustler the snow was skiing much deeper than…
Continue ReadingNot to say today’s fresh 12 didn’t provide some great turns but last night’s winds certainly took their toll on the snow quality. Certain aspects held some fluff but most…
Continue ReadingWeather forecasts for last night’s snowfall seemed to be all over the map. With so much uncertainty waking up to an additional 12″ of fresh made it very easy to…
Continue ReadingThere was easily a foot of fresh outside my window this morning when I woke but after seeing Alta’s report of only 7″ I started to worry. Luckily that 7″…
Continue ReadingAlta reported 1″ overnight this morning. Luckily it was a pretty dense inch that provided some decent turns in spots. Off the Wild Cat lift runs in Punch Bowl and…
Continue ReadingIt was cold and beautiful at Alta today. Visibility was perfect, the snow-guns were blowing, and the snow was soft. Baldy Shoulder opened with access either from the Wildcat via…
Continue ReadingAlta Ski Patrol dropped the gates to Fred’s Trees today. In spots the snow was fresh and fun but most turns were followed by frightening stumps and rocks. Luckily turns…
Continue ReadingAlta’s opening day for the 2015-2016 season was better than expected. With only a 22″ base skiing off piste seemed sketchy. Fortunately the 3″ of dense graupel that fell last night…
Continue ReadingAlta reported a storm total of 13″ and the new snow has done a great job of providing us with a base for opening day. Skiers and snowboarders were out in…
Continue ReadingAs far as closing days go today was hard to beat. The 13″ that fell over the past 48 hours gave Winter one last chance at redemption. Alta skiers showed…
Continue ReadingThe best way to describe today’s turns is to imagine skiing in a video game. The snow was so thick and smooth you could fly around almost anywhere with the…
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