Opening week at Alta was not too shabby considering the low snow pack. Alta Ski Patrol did a great job preparing the mountain for opening day and later in…
Continue ReadingAs alluded to in the previous post about the 100″ base prior to Christmas, below is a compilation of our best POV footage from the Pre-Christmas storm cycle of 2010.…
Continue ReadingWe are in the middle of another great stormcycle at Alta. On the 20th of December, 5 days before Christmas, we went over the 100″ base mark, with total snow…
Continue ReadingThe title may be a little dramatic, but the past 2 days of skiing are the coldest I can remember skiing at Alta. Wednesday hit negative 12 degrees at the…
Continue ReadingWhat a difference a couple days make. While opening day was fun, the past few days have been downright epic. The storm hit Saturday night and it hasn’t stopped snowing…
Continue ReadingIt’s official. Alta’s lifts are now open for the 2010-2011 season. While opening day had some of the flattest light imaginable, the snow was still creamy and the coverage was suprisingly good…
Continue ReadingWhile this clip has nothing to do with the powder we’ve had at Alta in the past week, it is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-6pQwo_9r4[/youtube]…
Continue ReadingFriday February 26th was another blue-bird powder day up in Alta. The Backside, Ballroom/Baldy Shoulder and Devils Castle all had 18″ of untouched powder from the previous 2 days. The…
Continue ReadingYesterday morning was another beautiful day up in Alta. While there was only about an inch of snow overnight, Devils Castle hadn’t been open in a few days so the…
Continue ReadingPresidents Day was a great day of skiing, yet not so great for filming. However, the day after presidents day was sunny and beautiful with plenty of powder to be…
Continue ReadingWhat a beautiful day up in Alta today. With a good wind, 2″ overnight and 10″ in 24hrs, the skiing was, dare I say it, romantic for valentines day. This…
Continue ReadingBetween Sunday and Monday Alta racked up about 11″ of snow. With only 4″ on sunday, we went looking for some low angle pow, since it was still a bit…
Continue ReadingOver 80″ fell in this last Alta storm cycle. Below is some footage of the gang getting some POW on the last 2 days of the cycle. Jesse and Johnny get some turns in…
Continue ReadingGary lines up an early season gravity groove. He came in lower than normal but still managed to bank a nice right hand powder turn. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_yr8zroVQo[/youtube]
Continue ReadingToday was a gorgeous blue bird powder day up in Alta. The birds were chirping and the powder was deep. What a way to end the year! The first clip…
Continue ReadingAlta has received over a foot of snow today from this storm and it’s still coming down. While there was only about 3 inches reported in the morning, the snow…
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