Alta’s opening day for the 2014-2015 season wasn’t half bad considering our dismal 14″ base. There wasn’t much open but you could still find some stashes here and there. Collins,…
Continue ReadingYou would have thought there was an open lift to the top of Catherine’s today with the amount of tracks coming down it’s face. The summer road parking lot was…
Continue ReadingAlta continues to suffer from the annoying high pressure hovering over California and Nevada. The storm that split and lightly sprinkled over the area today is supposed to drop a…
Continue ReadingIt’s official the Alta Snowbird connection is open. The skiing may not be much different but at least it’s some variety which we need due to lack of snow this…
Continue ReadingI hope everyone had a happy New Year. I wasn’t able to attend Alta’s torch light parade but from the looks of Noah Wetzel’s photograph it appeared to be another great…
Continue ReadingWith Christmas just around the corner it was nice to finally see some fresh snowfall. Although this storm didn’t produce like we all would have liked, it did make for…
Continue ReadingBackcountry.com is offering discounted lift tickets to local ski resorts for the 2011-2012 ski season. Proceeds will go towards the Utah Avalanche Center. A big thanks go towards Ski Utah…
Continue ReadingUtah Avalanche Center, ACE (Alta Community Enrichment) and SheJumps present the 2011-2012 Women’s Beacon Clinic that will be held Monday December 5th at Alta’s Albion Grill from 8:30am- 11:30am. Designed…
Continue ReadingFriday February 26th was another blue-bird powder day up in Alta. The Backside, Ballroom/Baldy Shoulder and Devils Castle all had 18″ of untouched powder from the previous 2 days. The…
Continue ReadingYesterday morning was another beautiful day up in Alta. While there was only about an inch of snow overnight, Devils Castle hadn’t been open in a few days so the…
Continue ReadingPresidents Day was a great day of skiing, yet not so great for filming. However, the day after presidents day was sunny and beautiful with plenty of powder to be…
Continue ReadingWhat a beautiful day up in Alta today. With a good wind, 2″ overnight and 10″ in 24hrs, the skiing was, dare I say it, romantic for valentines day. This…
Continue ReadingBetween Sunday and Monday Alta racked up about 11″ of snow. With only 4″ on sunday, we went looking for some low angle pow, since it was still a bit…
Continue ReadingOver 80″ fell in this last Alta storm cycle. Below is some footage of the gang getting some POW on the last 2 days of the cycle. Jesse and Johnny get some turns in…
Continue ReadingJanuary is National Learn A Snowsport Month. Resorts across the country are participating with various offers, including Alta and the others in Utah. At Alta this month, for only $179 you…
Continue ReadingGary lines up an early season gravity groove. He came in lower than normal but still managed to bank a nice right hand powder turn. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_yr8zroVQo[/youtube]
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