Alta’s average first snowfall doesn’t usually occur until the first week of October so I’m taking today’s storm as a sign of things to come. 1,000 inch winter here we…
Continue ReadingI thought a bottle of tequila and some ribeyes would be enough of a birthday present but no apparently I also had to hike up a mountain with my skis…
Continue ReadingWe didn’t have huge expectations for today considering we don’t know the terrain at Brighton very well. And there’s only one lift open. But when we noticed at the top…
Continue ReadingThe much anticipated Frank competition landed on a sunny and beautiful spring day at Alta. The competitors as well as the audience were feeling fully Franked up. Frankfurters were grilled…
Continue ReadingUtah got dumped on again and we topped 600 inches at Alta. With 2 feet of fresh snow on a Sunday we figured it might be best to head out…
Continue ReadingThis week has been very snowy. 3-4 feet and more on the way. We missed yesterday, thanks to UDOT lifting traction restrictions and subsequent crashes closing the road almost immediately.…
Continue ReadingToday was a bit of a sleeper pow day. We weren’t anticipating much snow. But it snowed about 5 inches which was just enough to mostly cover up the icy…
Continue ReadingStoried and historical Vail Ridge should be near the top of anyone’s bucket list. Its Everest-like allure beckons skiers to its slopes and crags and cliffs. DO NOT ski it…
Continue ReadingStorminess has rolled back in to Utah. A meager 4 inches fell yesterday but today was a different story. The snow started flying in the wee hours of the morning…
Continue ReadingThe Baldy Chutes and the High Shoulder opened for the first time this season. Dogleg Chute had a far skier’s right traverse that accessed lower Perla’s where it looked creamy…
Continue ReadingAlta hasn’t seen a decent snow storm in weeks but that hasn’t affected the quality of skiing in the least. Patrol opened Devil’s Castle today and it was absolutley ripping.…
Continue ReadingThe storm rolled in this morning hot and heavy. The air wasn’t quite as cold as earlier this week. Graupel was intermixed at times. The snow kept coming and more…
Continue ReadingIt’s snowing all week here in the Wasatch so you can take your pick of days. Or if you’re lucky you could ski powder every day all week long. As…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a rough few weeks in Utah. You really had to search far and wide for good snow. But that’s all over. Today it was hard to not find…
Continue ReadingIn April of this year a gigantic winter storm hit Utah, serving as the grand finale to the historic record breaking season at Alta. 903 inches was the official total…
Continue ReadingThere hasn’t been a ton of expectation leading into this weekend’s opening day. The initial planned date was canceled. We haven’t been getting much snow. On Monday there was still…
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