The local news reported 7 inches in LCC so we went for the early ups we had scheduled with Alta management. There was a discrepancy on the mid-mountain tally from…
Continue ReadingIt snowed almost two feet out of this storm and Alta even went into an interlodge this morning. Wildcat and the High Traverse were firing early on and Baldy Shoulder…
Continue ReadingThe final piece to the puzzle fell in to place today with the opening of Devil’s Castle. Alta Ski Patrol were able to get it all ready to go by…
Continue ReadingToday the skies finally cleared after snowing since Thursday. Alta Ski Patrol was able to open up Baldy Shoulder and Backside sometime around noon. The snowpack is far from stable…
Continue ReadingIt snowed a whole bunch last night. The kind of snow that was super surfy and fast. Everything off the High Traverse was skiing fast and shredable. We even found…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
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