Alta has seen about 2 feet of snow in the past several days and another small storm is coming in tonight. We knew clouds would precede the incoming precip so…
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 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…
Continue ReadingAlta received a foot of fresh in the past 24 hours making for some surprisingly tasty turns today. You wouldn’t think things would be as filled in as they are…
Continue ReadingThe Alta 2013 opening day was spectacular! They opened with four lifts (Collins, Wild Cat, Sugarloaf, Sunnyside) and tons of terrain. Unfortunately the High T remained closed all day but probably…
Continue ReadingThe skiing over the past few days at Alta hasn’t really stacked up to the conditions from last week. Alta received 3-4″ over the weekend but the strong winds and…
Continue ReadingNot exactly sure how much snow fell at Alta yesterday but it felt like somewhere in the 6-8″ range. The fresh snow fell as graupel and made for some great…
Continue ReadingAlta’s 75th Anniversary season kicked off this morning with plenty to write home about. Alta Ski Patrol opened all of their lifts, besides Supreme and Cecret, and even better opened…
Continue ReadingThe skiing over the weekend was not half bad despite the extremely warm temperatures. Corn was abundant in the morning hours and was skiing fast and grippy. In the afternoon the…
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