Alta 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…
Continue ReadingThis year’s 53rd Annual Frank World Classic Ski Competition was the place to be this past Sunday. With competitors throwing everything from high flying tricks to brutal crashes, spectators were…
Continue ReadingThis past storm saw the highest snow totals for the entire season. Yesterday was the storm day, where tracks were getting refilled run after run. Today the sun poked out…
Continue ReadingThe scorching temps today did little to turn us away from the newly opened Main Chute and Devil’s Castle. With a foot of untouched fresh both areas were skiing fantastic.…
Continue ReadingLast night’s additional 4″ did wonders for Alta’s snowpack. The hard crusty layer is now barely noticeable and high speed turns are now good to go. Alta Ski Patrol had…
Continue ReadingAlta hasn’t seen fresh snow in over two weeks. Not that going two weeks without fresh pow has been unusual this year but atleast it’s finally back. Unfortunately the 6″…
Continue ReadingFor the past 4 weekends Alta and SheJumps have been hosting the Boys & Girls Club of America. It’s been a very successful event with over 30 kids participating in…
Continue ReadingWith no additional snowfall looking likely throughout the day we decided to spend the day in Alta’s slack-country. In-bounds was still pretty crunchy underneath and after yesterday’s success in Rocky…
Continue ReadingAfter the unseasonably warm temps over the weekend a cold front packing minimal precip seemed like it wouldn’t be enough to turn things around at Alta. However the 4″ we…
Continue ReadingWell the soft corny conditions from a few days ago are long gone and firm crusty conditions have taken their place. The recent cold front has shown it’s wrath and…
Continue ReadingGuest post by Ski Bum Poet… Best winter ever! For the younger kid skiers that is. We have been biking on dirt in Park City the last two weeks. By…
Continue ReadingFor a month that typically brings loads of snow to Alta March hasn’t exactly been performing to it’s full potential. We’ve seen one decent storm towards the beginning of the…
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