Alta received 9 inches of fluff overnight. Skies didn’t clear early on but that didn’t stop Alta Ski Patrol from opening almost everything very early. Rumor has it they weren’t…
Continue ReadingThe snow and lighting at Alta today were both stellar. The new snow was light and dry and was reflecting light beautifully. Supreme Bowl opened early and the Spiny Chutes…
Continue ReadingAlta saw around 2 feet of very dry low density snow over the weekend. Conditions were great in places, and surprisingly disappointing in others. Where there were moguls previous to…
Continue ReadingA cold front pushed it’s way into Alta early this morning with a burst of heavy snow. We saw some graupel throughout the day as well and winds were consistently…
Continue ReadingSeven inches of soft and pretty dense snow fell yesterday and last night at Alta which made for surprisingly fun and fast conditions. There are still plenty of rocks and…
Continue ReadingThe snow at Alta is actually still quite decent. Some icy spots on the groomers by late day appeared but for the most part there’s soft wind-buffed snow. Out on…
Continue ReadingFor those of us who’ve been skiing Alta for a long time, the state of our mountain has definitely reached a place once inconceivable. There is literally a boot pack…
Continue ReadingThe snow at Alta today exceeded expectations by a long shot. Admittedly we weren’t expecting much to begin with. But Alta Ski Patrol really worked hard to get the lower…
Continue ReadingAlta received it’s first big dump of the season last weekend. I’m not exactly sure how much snow fell but I did watch the snow depth recording hit 19″ at…
Continue ReadingAlta’s closing day was one to remember. It was so much fun you almost forgot they were closing a week early. The annual Frank and High Boy parties were bigger…
Continue ReadingThe season is almost over, but not without more bottomless powder! The weather came in strong with thunder, lightning and winds. Graupel filled the mountain back in and eventually it…
Continue ReadingOld man winter isn’t quite done yet! Monday’s burst of powder brought over a foot of snow, which made for some great storm riding. The sun came out today around…
Continue ReadingIt’s looking like Spring is here to stay. Our forecast has no storms forecasted and temps look to be climbing into the 70’s later this week. Thankfully our base is…
Continue ReadingMonday’s storm did great things for the Wasatch’s backcountry. North facing slopes held high quality pow even late into the afternoon when we skied. Most of the day was full…
Continue ReadingNot to complain about the skiing today but by this year’s standards it was nothing to write home about. The storm totals were up there with Alta recording 14″ of…
Continue ReadingThe past couple of days at Alta have brought some of the best ski conditions we’ve seen all season. That’s saying a lot. At the time of this writing Alta…
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