Welcome to the 2011-2012 skis season! Alta opened last Friday, November 18th, and we were lucky enough to have about a foot of snow dropped on the mountain for the…
Continue ReadingA special thanks to mother nature for making this season one of the best ever. The 2010/11 ski season will go down in Alta’s history as the 2nd snowiest ever.…
Continue ReadingAs alluded to in the previous post about the 100″ base prior to Christmas, below is a compilation of our best POV footage from the Pre-Christmas storm cycle of 2010.…
Continue ReadingWe are in the middle of another great stormcycle at Alta. On the 20th of December, 5 days before Christmas, we went over the 100″ base mark, with total snow…
Continue ReadingIt’s official. Alta’s lifts are now open for the 2010-2011 season. While opening day had some of the flattest light imaginable, the snow was still creamy and the coverage was suprisingly good…
Continue ReadingWhile this clip has nothing to do with the powder we’ve had at Alta in the past week, it is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-6pQwo_9r4[/youtube]…
Continue ReadingFriday February 26th was another blue-bird powder day up in Alta. The Backside, Ballroom/Baldy Shoulder and Devils Castle all had 18″ of untouched powder from the previous 2 days. The…
Continue ReadingYesterday morning was another beautiful day up in Alta. While there was only about an inch of snow overnight, Devils Castle hadn’t been open in a few days so the…
Continue ReadingPresidents Day was a great day of skiing, yet not so great for filming. However, the day after presidents day was sunny and beautiful with plenty of powder to be…
Continue ReadingWhat a beautiful day up in Alta today. With a good wind, 2″ overnight and 10″ in 24hrs, the skiing was, dare I say it, romantic for valentines day. This…
Continue ReadingBetween Sunday and Monday Alta racked up about 11″ of snow. With only 4″ on sunday, we went looking for some low angle pow, since it was still a bit…
Continue ReadingOver 80″ fell in this last Alta storm cycle. Below is some footage of the gang getting some POW on the last 2 days of the cycle. Jesse and Johnny get some turns in…
Continue ReadingThe Alta Town Race Series begins on January 19th and ends in April. The series is open to anyone who wishes to participate, 18 years old or older, regardless of…
Continue ReadingWe were all saddened to hear the news of Bill Levitt’s passing. I did not know him, but he married us in Alta on September 20th 2003. For a day…
Continue ReadingGary lines up an early season gravity groove. He came in lower than normal but still managed to bank a nice right hand powder turn. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_yr8zroVQo[/youtube]
Continue ReadingToday was a gorgeous blue bird powder day up in Alta. The birds were chirping and the powder was deep. What a way to end the year! The first clip…
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