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Ski Edits / Flop Day

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 / Nate /

Today 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…

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Alta Powder Rocky Point

Ski Edits / Alta Side Country

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 / Nate /

Yesterday, 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…

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Alta Patsey Marley Powder Rocky Point Side Country

Ski Edits / Leftover Pow

December 23, 2018January 2, 2019 / Nate /

The recent storm dropped about a foot on Alta Ski area. Most of the terrain saw skier traffic yesterday and Baldy Shoulder opened this morning with what looked like some…

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Alta Patsy Marley Powder Rocky Point Skiing

Alta Daily / Bitter Cold Pow

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 / Nate /

The weather story of the day, despite there being almost two feet of fresh snos, was the bitter cold air.  With temperatures topping out in the negative digits the day…

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Ski EditsAlta Patsy Marley Powder Rocky Point Skiing

Ski Edits / Patsy Laps

January 23, 2018February 6, 2018 / Nate / 2

The 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…

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Alta Patsy Marley Powder Rocky Point Skiing

Ski Edits / Rocky Point Laps

December 29, 2017February 6, 2018 / Nate /

The 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…

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Alta Skiing Rocky Point

Alta Daily / Rocky Point & Patsy Marley

December 30, 2015 / Nate /

It 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…

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Ski EditsAlta Patsy Marley Powder Rocky Point Skiing Winter

Alta Daily / Deepest Day Of The Season

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014 / Nate / 2

Once again the skiing at Alta was epic!  Probably the best day of the season so far.  We found turns on Baldy Shoulder, Rocky Point and Patsey Marley that were…

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Ski EditsAlta Bad News Powder Rocky Point Skiing Utah Winter

Alta Daily / Good Day Sunshine

December 15, 2014 / Nate /

With the recently opened Supreme lift Alta skiers now have access into Rocky Point’s endless pow lines.  Skiers were getting after it today making laps from Sunset to B Frame.…

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Ski EditsAlta Powder Rocky Point Skiing Utah Winter

Alta Daily / Spring Pow At It’s Best

March 28, 2014 / Nate / 1

Alta received 16″ of fresh out of this weeks storm making for some primo skiing conditions.  Backside opened up early on in the morning and was absolutely shredding.  Baldy Shoulder…

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Ski EditsAlta Powder Rocky Point Skiing

Alta Daily / Weekend Warrior’s Pow!

February 25, 2013June 1, 2013 / Nate / 1

If you had a long work week Mother Nature evidently felt your pain. Dropping 17″ over the past 48 hours you couldn’t have asked for better pow days. Although voluptuous, last…

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Ski EditsAlta Skiing Patsey Marley Powder Skiing Rocky Point Ski Utah

Alta Daily / Main Chute And Keyhole Open For The Season

December 20, 2012December 26, 2012 / Nate /

Alta Ski Patrol opened Main Chute and Keyhole today for the first time this season. I was unfortunately not able to make it in time to catch a run down Main Chute but,…

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Ski EditsAlta Keyhole Main Chute Patsey Marley Powder Skiing Rocky Point

Alta Daily / Alta Just Keeps Gettin’ Better!

December 18, 2012December 19, 2012 / Nate /

Today at Alta was one of those pow days where everything seemed to work out perfectly. High T runs in the morning were untracked and deep. By about 11am gates…

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Ski EditsAlta Skiing Backside baldy shoulder Powder Rocky Point Ski Report Skiing

Alta Daily / Wind Hammered

April 2, 2012June 21, 2012 / Nate / 2

The winds must have been howling last night because the 8 inches that fell in the past 24 hours were hard to find.  Even when you did find a nice…

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Ski EditsAlta Lone Pine Rocky Point Skiing video

Alta Daily / Worst 2 Foot Pow Day Ever

February 20, 2012February 25, 2012 / Nate / 1

With over two feet of pow forecasted to blanket the Wasatch yesterday, a storm total of 7″ was disappointing. Normally for this season 7″ would be considered an epic day but…

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Alta Daily / Main Chute Finally Open!

February 16, 2012February 25, 2012 / Nate / 6

Main Chute opened this morning sometime around 10:30am. I unfortunately missed the opening but did get a chance to ski it about an hour later. Although not super fluffy like I’m sure it was…

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Ski EditsAlta Backside Baldy Main Chute Patsy Marley Rocky Point Skiing video YouTube

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