It 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 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 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 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 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…
Continue ReadingHere’s our final edit for the 2018-2019 Alta season. Alta received almost 620 inches of snow this year making it one of the best in recent memory. We were able…
Continue ReadingThe 69th Frank World Classic went off this year with skiers Franking so franking hard. Crashes were aplenty. And so were daffies this year. Music was blasting drinks were flowing…
Continue ReadingConditions at Alta are getting a bit variable. There’s some serious crust out there depending on the sun and if the snow’s been tracked. But where it lacks in powder…
Continue ReadingThe two previous days at Alta were the storm day and post storm day. Today many gates opened including some rarities. The White Cliffs gate and the East Castle gate…
Continue ReadingAlta saw a sleeper foot of powder Saturday night into Sunday and then another foot came swinging through Sunday night. By Monday morning the skies had cleared and we were…
Continue ReadingUtah got two major dumps in a row. So much snow fell that Alta was closed for a portion of yesterday’s normal hours. The road was closed for most of…
Continue ReadingThe snow was flying up at Alta today. We did a quick afternoon ski to try to time the snow ramping up late day. West Rustler was skiing the best,…
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