Alta received a foot of fresh in the past 24 hours making for some surprisingly tasty turns today. You wouldn’t think things would be as filled in as they are…
Continue ReadingIt hasn’t exactly been a record breaking year this season but compared to the last four winters we’ve been spoiled. By the end of December and January most locals were…
Continue ReadingOutside of the low light viz the skiing wasn’t half bad today. The couple of inches that Alta reported overnight helped soften up the groomers and fill in the bumps off…
Continue ReadingThe 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 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 ReadingAlta reported a storm total of 13″ and the new snow has done a great job of providing us with a base for opening day. Skiers and snowboarders were out in…
Continue ReadingWow! Finally winter has temporarily returned. This weeks storm certainly produced. We saw a storm total of 22″ and it wasn’t the super heavy stuff either. It snowed all day…
Continue Reading5″ of dense snow fell at Alta in the past 24 hours and that’s all we needed. Except for West Rustler, all areas were skiing soft, fast and grippy. The…
Continue ReadingAlta only reported 2″ from today’s storm but up high you could easily find areas where there was 3-4″. Considering the drought over the past 3 weeks this measly storm…
Continue ReadingNot every day is a pow day at Alta but with it’s family friendly terrain even the off days can be tons of fun. With loads of skiing enthusiastic family…
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