The snow keeps dumping at Alta. Too much actually. So much that the avalanche danger is extreme. Several areas including Thirds and Greeley broke off all the way down to…
Continue ReadingThere really isn’t any way of avoiding this, today was epic. And if the forecast is correct, tomorrow is going to be more of the same. The first couple runs…
Continue ReadingThe 5″ overnight softened almost all of Alta’s crusty snow from the previous few days. In certain areas like Thirds and North Rustler the snow was skiing much deeper than…
Continue ReadingNot to say today’s fresh 12 didn’t provide some great turns but last night’s winds certainly took their toll on the snow quality. Certain aspects held some fluff but most…
Continue ReadingWeather forecasts for last night’s snowfall seemed to be all over the map. With so much uncertainty waking up to an additional 12″ of fresh made it very easy to…
Continue ReadingThere was easily a foot of fresh outside my window this morning when I woke but after seeing Alta’s report of only 7″ I started to worry. Luckily that 7″…
Continue ReadingAlta reported 1″ overnight this morning. Luckily it was a pretty dense inch that provided some decent turns in spots. Off the Wild Cat lift runs in Punch Bowl and…
Continue ReadingIt was cold and beautiful at Alta today. Visibility was perfect, the snow-guns were blowing, and the snow was soft. Baldy Shoulder opened with access either from the Wildcat via…
Continue ReadingAlta 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 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…
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