Compared to our trip up Suicide Chute in May last year when the chute ended in a waterfall and continued down as rock talus to the road, this year truly…
Continue ReadingHere’s our final edit for the 2018-2019 Alta season. Alta received almost 620 inches of snow this year making it one of the best in recent memory. We were able…
Continue ReadingThe 69th Frank World Classic went off this year with skiers Franking so franking hard. Crashes were aplenty. And so were daffies this year. Music was blasting drinks were flowing…
Continue ReadingThis recent spring storm brought almost 2 feet of fresh soft snow to Alta in the past few days. The skies cleared early this morning and Alta Ski Patrol was…
Continue ReadingAs the storm approached it seemed more and more likely that LCC was going to receive the brunt. By Wednesday afternoon Alta’s totals were closing in on 20 inches and…
Continue ReadingThe forecast on Wednesday was for warming before rapid cooling and only 3-6 inches. By Thursday night it was upgraded to 6-12 with possibly higher amounts. Alta saw close to…
Continue ReadingAlta saw around a foot of fresh recently that just managed to cover up all of the hardened snow beneath. This made for a ripping fast day as you would…
Continue ReadingConditions 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…
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