With 20″ falling in the past 5 days and Alta’s lifts remaining closed all week, skiers were hungry this morning to devour some pow. Conditions were pretty good on…
Continue ReadingAlta’s annual High Boy party has just been out done. The Frank World Classic Ski Competition is now the place to be on Alta’s closing day. Put on by The…
Continue ReadingAlta received a much needed face-lift yesterday with 8″ of fresh pow. The chunder bumps underneath were still evident but with a plethora of pow pillows to dump speed in…
Continue ReadingThe Mountain Collective Pass just recently added three new mountains to their 2013-2014 list – Snowbird, Whistler/Blackcomb, and Mammoth. If you’re not familiar with the pass it includes two lift…
Continue ReadingAfter yesterday’s questionable pow day Mother Nature decided to up the ante dropping an additional 8″, bringing the storm total to 13″. The snow quality wasn’t all-time but it did…
Continue ReadingThe fresh mash potatoes that fell today turned Alta’s slopes around tremendously. Even though only 5″ fell it allowed Alta Ski Patrol to reopen the High T giving the hand-full of…
Continue ReadingThis weekend’s pathetic 2″ dump did little to help Alta’s current conditions. The warm, soft, spring-like days from last week have now turned into sketchy bulletproof ice. Alta Ski Patrol has…
Continue ReadingToday at Alta was a complete surprise. The winds from the past couple of days have continued to buff out most runs and the measly inch that fell overnight was…
Continue ReadingPrefer to tour with your fat boards but can’t stand all the extra weight that comes along with it? Then do your legs a favor and check out the Black Diamond…
Continue ReadingAlta welcomed 9″ of fresh pow overnight and with skies clearing this morning you couldn’t ask for a prettier day. Patrol opened every gate besides the chutes and Devil’s Castle…
Continue ReadingHappy Valentine’s Day everyone! You couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day. Although Alta only reported 1″ overnight it sure felt like plenty more. What Mother Nature did drop…
Continue ReadingThe past two days have been nothing short of phenomenal. Yesterday (Tues) was just one of those deep powder days that sticks in your mind for months…if not years. There…
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Continue ReadingWith a little bit of effort we were able to find some mediocre skiing today. The chutes in Devil’s Castle were tracked but still worth the trek off the groomers.…
Continue ReadingAlthough the current conditions at Alta are hard to complain about, seeing the snowfall totals from around the state role in it’s hard not to wonder what happened. Even the Salt…
Continue ReadingAfter a two week dry spell Winter Storm Gandolf has finally arrived. Conditions this morning were pretty brutal with most of Alta’s slopes skiing very hard and icy. By 1pm…
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