The snow and lighting at Alta today were both stellar. The new snow was light and dry and was reflecting light beautifully. Supreme Bowl opened early and the Spiny Chutes…
Continue ReadingAlta saw around 2 feet of very dry low density snow over the weekend. Conditions were great in places, and surprisingly disappointing in others. Where there were moguls previous to…
Continue ReadingA cold front pushed it’s way into Alta early this morning with a burst of heavy snow. We saw some graupel throughout the day as well and winds were consistently…
Continue ReadingThe snow at Alta today exceeded expectations by a long shot. Admittedly we weren’t expecting much to begin with. But Alta Ski Patrol really worked hard to get the lower…
Continue ReadingAlta received it’s first big dump of the season last weekend. I’m not exactly sure how much snow fell but I did watch the snow depth recording hit 19″ at…
Continue ReadingThe season is almost over, but not without more bottomless powder! The weather came in strong with thunder, lightning and winds. Graupel filled the mountain back in and eventually it…
Continue ReadingOld man winter isn’t quite done yet! Monday’s burst of powder brought over a foot of snow, which made for some great storm riding. The sun came out today around…
Continue ReadingNot to complain about the skiing today but by this year’s standards it was nothing to write home about. The storm totals were up there with Alta recording 14″ of…
Continue ReadingThe past couple of days at Alta have brought some of the best ski conditions we’ve seen all season. That’s saying a lot. At the time of this writing Alta…
Continue ReadingWhat a pleasant surprise. The storm produced more than anticipated. A few inches yesterday, a few more overnight and a burst this morning brought this storm total to 18″! The…
Continue ReadingThis refresher storm helped tremendously after rain fell at Alta last week. Alta received 14 inches overnight and 17 inches overall from this storm, which refilled the mountain. Skiers had…
Continue ReadingAlta has seen it’s biggest dump of the season over the past few days. With a storm total of 74″ and counting conditions don’t get much deeper than today! After…
Continue ReadingMt. Baldy for the win today! This was where the party was at. Brilliant, blue bird skies and temps getting up to 32 degrees made for the ultimate hiking experience.…
Continue ReadingAt this point Alta has seen a storm total of 30″ and counting. It’s been a week to remember. I feel like I’ve skied more powder days this year than…
Continue ReadingSubmergence. Today was a snow day that will not be forgotten. With a foot yesterday, and another foot overnight, the skiing was glorious. The goods were chokingly deep, sometimes so…
Continue ReadingWhat a powy start to 2017! The 10″ that fell last night was some of the lightest density snow this season. No wonder Utah is known to have the greatest…
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