Today 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 ReadingWinter has returned to Utah in full force. With snow falling most of the day and snow forecast every day this week except Monday, it’s safe to say we are…
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Continue ReadingAs of Saturday noontime Alta had nothing but a dusting of snow on the highest peaks. Things were looking grim. Unless you were privy to the forecast. Winter arrived with…
Continue ReadingLast week the snow almost reached the road at the base of Mt. Superior. When we arrived this morning that was no longer the case. About 300 vertical feet up…
Continue ReadingThis year at Alta was another stellar one, with snow starting in October and then really picking up late November and never stopping. Lots of deep days for Utah in…
Continue ReadingThe storm scheduled for today was potentially up to 16 inches of thick snow so expectations were moderate to high. This morning, when we saw there was more snow in…
Continue ReadingThis recent storm dropped about a foot and a half of snow. Not Utah blower but not any coastal cement this time either. It was super fast velvet right from…
Continue ReadingThe fierce storm that slammed Alta a few days ago really left a path of destruction. There are places in the road down canyon side that still have broken tree…
Continue ReadingWe didn’t bother to check the final storm total but we were estimating around 20 inches on top of the previous storm’s base. This made us fairly confident we could…
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