This year’s Frank may or may not have been the last. Let’s hope not because once again the festivities reminded us just how much fun the party known simply as…
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t met Bill Barron on the slopes of Alta yet then now is the time to get to know him. Bill started patrolling for Alta in 1990 and…
Continue ReadingAfter being out of commission for the past three weeks with a compressed disc it’s good to be back on snow again even if it is a mix of slush…
Continue ReadingYesterday was the storm day. Today the skies cleared and for the first couple hours we had ourselves a legit bluebird pow day. Only 4″ overnight but it felt deeper…
Continue ReadingThe past few days at Alta have been absolutely amazing. The 16″ that recently fell were light and fluffy and with no winds associated with the storms the powder skiing couldn’t…
Continue ReadingThe 3rd Annual Shreddit Showdown ski movie contest details have just been released and the prizes are certainly worth chasing after. Everything from Blizzard skis and Technica boots to Flylow outerwear…
Continue ReadingThe 4″ that fell overnight didn’t seem like it would be much to get excited over but add that to the 5″ that fell 48 hours earlier and you got…
Continue ReadingOutside of the low light viz the skiing wasn’t half bad today. The couple of inches that Alta reported overnight helped soften up the groomers and fill in the bumps off…
Continue ReadingAlta’s annual torchlight parade is an event not to be missed. It’s the one and only time each season you get to ski Alta at night. This year a few…
Continue ReadingIt was a cold but beautiful day at Alta. Cloudy but sunny at times, and no wind. Most terrain is now open with the exception of Devil’s Castle and Supreme…
Continue ReadingThe snow keeps dumping at Alta. Too much actually. So much that the avalanche danger is extreme. Several areas including Thirds and Greeley broke off all the way down to…
Continue ReadingThere really isn’t any way of avoiding this, today was epic. And if the forecast is correct, tomorrow is going to be more of the same. The first couple runs…
Continue ReadingThe 5″ overnight softened almost all of Alta’s crusty snow from the previous few days. In certain areas like Thirds and North Rustler the snow was skiing much deeper than…
Continue ReadingNot to say today’s fresh 12 didn’t provide some great turns but last night’s winds certainly took their toll on the snow quality. Certain aspects held some fluff but most…
Continue ReadingWeather forecasts for last night’s snowfall seemed to be all over the map. With so much uncertainty waking up to an additional 12″ of fresh made it very easy to…
Continue ReadingThere was easily a foot of fresh outside my window this morning when I woke but after seeing Alta’s report of only 7″ I started to worry. Luckily that 7″…
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