With a storm total of 26″ and 13″ falling in the past 24 hours the skiing at Alta today was exceptionally dank. For a weekend pow day the lift lines weren’t…
Continue ReadingAlthough the strong winds of Tuesday night closed down much of Alta’s terrain over the past few days, the skiing has remained velvety smooth in areas. The lighting has continued…
Continue ReadingConsidering most of us weren’t expecting the Supreme Lift to open until tomorrow, hearing that it was going to open at 1pm today was a pleasant surprise. Alta Ski Patrol chose…
Continue ReadingConsidering the dismal conditions on Sunday a meager 5-inch storm overnight didn’t seem like it would be enough to turn things around. Thankfully, it did. The snow was sugary smooth and made…
Continue ReadingAlta has seen better days. With no fresh snow in almost two weeks conditions are starting to feel rather pathetic. Alta Ski Patrol recently made it possible to access Baldy…
Continue ReadingIf you missed the opening of Backside yesterday don’t fret. The mountain was completely empty leaving plenty of lines for you late comers. The coverage is excellent and the High Notch is…
Continue ReadingThe past 48 hours have been good to Alta. It dumped an inch shy of a foot Saturday night and made for some very impressive skiing over the past two days.…
Continue ReadingCheck out some classic Alta footage from back in the day. Let’s hope we start to see conditions like this in the near future. Here’s to 75 more years of living…
Continue ReadingAlta’s 75th Anniversary season kicked off this morning with plenty to write home about. Alta Ski Patrol opened all of their lifts, besides Supreme and Cecret, and even better opened…
Continue ReadingMother Nature is BACK! After falling asleep at the wheel last season she is off and running early this year. With a massive 51″ dump over the weekend skiers and…
Continue ReadingThe conditions at Alta right now are not to be missed. Friday morning skiers woke to a storm total of 23 inches and with skies clearing Alta shredders were treated to…
Continue ReadingThe weathermen must not be doing their homework because forecasts have been pretty off lately. Fortunately for us skiers they’ve all been wrong in a good way. With only 2″-4″…
Continue ReadingConsidering that only 3″-6″ were forecasted for today the 12″ that did fall were a welcomed surprise. Alta’s lifts didn’t start running until almost 10:00 and apparently most skiers are over…
Continue ReadingThe winds must have been howling last night because the 8 inches that fell in the past 24 hours were hard to find. Even when you did find a nice…
Continue ReadingWith skies clearing and temps warming, the snow at Alta thickened up just enough to disguise that awful ice layer. Patrol opened Baldy Shoulder and Backside by first chair providing the early risers…
Continue ReadingAfter 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…
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