Conditions at Alta are getting a bit variable. There’s some serious crust out there depending on the sun and if the snow’s been tracked. But where it lacks in powder…
Continue ReadingWe’ve had some moist spring storms rolling in the past few days at Alta. About 10 inches of cream fell overnight. Alta Ski Patrol were fully on top of things…
Continue ReadingThe two previous days at Alta were the storm day and post storm day. Today many gates opened including some rarities. The White Cliffs gate and the East Castle gate…
Continue ReadingAlta has received a ton of snow over the past week. Unfortunately I was sick the entire time until today. But today was not just a consolation prize, it truly…
Continue ReadingAlta saw a sleeper foot of powder Saturday night into Sunday and then another foot came swinging through Sunday night. By Monday morning the skies had cleared and we were…
Continue ReadingThe snow today was phenomenal. It wasn’t bottomless but that did not matter because there was just so much cream that you could ski fast top to bottom in many…
Continue ReadingLong time Alta Ski Patroller Dan “Howie” Howlet has had a long standing relationship with Recco. So it was fitting for Alta to host Recco for a rescue demonstration day.…
Continue ReadingUtah got two major dumps in a row. So much snow fell that Alta was closed for a portion of yesterday’s normal hours. The road was closed for most of…
Continue ReadingAlta has been getting consistent snowfall recently and everything seems to be filling in nicely. We reached the 100 inch base mark with these storms. Skiers were getting after it on…
Continue ReadingThe snow was flying up at Alta today. We did a quick afternoon ski to try to time the snow ramping up late day. West Rustler was skiing the best,…
Continue ReadingAlta received about a foot of fluff overnight. But because Evan Thayer of famed Wasatch Snow Forecast did not predict this would happen, the parking lot was relatively empty and…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a few days since Alta has seen any snowfall, but we figured it’s Alta we’ll still be able to find good snow. So we spent the day skiing…
Continue ReadingWind buffed pow was the best part about Alta today. That’s saying a whole lot because the pow that wasn’t buffed was pretty amazing too. The skiing all over the…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a couple of days since Alta has seen any fresh snow, and today was bright and blue and thus perfect conditions to open Baldy Chutes for the first…
Continue ReadingDry = Warm. Talk about solving a problem! With 250″-300″ of snow October to May, the GearDryer is a NO BRAINER for our family.
Continue ReadingThe past couple days at Alta have been nothing short of magnificent. Around a 16″ storm total that felt fluffy and soft. Baldy Shoulder was skiing deep and fresh into…
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