Alta received 33 inches from this storm and a little extra during the day. It was a much anticipated powder ski day and we were up at the base of…
Continue ReadingToday was set up perfectly for total failure. We had Nate’s eldest son’s birthday party until 1pm. Plan was to ski a Rocky Patsey in the afternoon with the tiny…
Continue ReadingYesterday, Sunday, was the anticipated pow day since we couldn’t make it for the storm day on Saturday. But Sunday turned out to be a bit of a bust for…
Continue ReadingToday was a tale of two sessions. Our morning consisted of deep creamy snow and the storm still producing, with a little graupel mixed in. We started off with High…
Continue ReadingSnow was in the forecast for the day, a meager 2-4 inches. So we decided maybe the last few hours of the day would be the best. I think we…
Continue Reading2020 has been the strangest year in recent history. So why would a powder day be normal? It wasn’t. We hit the canyon road about 8:15am and the traffic was…
Continue ReadingDon’t worry, it wasn’t actually a country club day. But it sure did feel like that out on Road to Nowhere and terrain near Bombay Chute. The reason for this…
Continue ReadingAlta, UT is well known for a lot of things, deep light fluffy powder snow is at the top of the list. People travel to Alta from all over the…
Continue ReadingWe were expecting a trace to 2 inches last night out of this storm. When it began snowing moderately in the Salt Lake valley late in the evening we realized…
Continue ReadingThe final piece to the puzzle fell in to place today with the opening of Devil’s Castle. Alta Ski Patrol were able to get it all ready to go by…
Continue ReadingToday the skies finally cleared after snowing since Thursday. Alta Ski Patrol was able to open up Baldy Shoulder and Backside sometime around noon. The snowpack is far from stable…
Continue ReadingIt snowed a whole bunch last night. The kind of snow that was super surfy and fast. Everything off the High Traverse was skiing fast and shredable. We even found…
Continue ReadingWe unfortunately missed the soft opening of the High Traverse yesterday at 3pm. It was still skiing good today though. West Rustler was smooth and getting tracked. Thirds had quite…
Continue ReadingThis most recent storm really brought the goods. Yesterday we saw friends’ reports of storm skiing over-the-head blower pow so we couldn’t resist yet another preseason powder day. The skies…
Continue ReadingAlta received a nice little refresher storm that deposited about half a foot of light fluff on top of an existing base, that while meager, is somewhat dense and covering…
Continue ReadingHere’s our final edit for the 2018-2019 Alta season. Alta received almost 620 inches of snow this year making it one of the best in recent memory. We were able…
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