Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 7: “Blue Skies and 19-inches of Classic Wasatch Hero Snow” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2021 Thundersnow raged all the night before. We knew what was coming before we woke up to a foot-and-a-half of snow on our cars in the morning. Alta opened at about 9:30. 19-inches overnight. Blue skies and some crowds. We started by taking up Wildcat. An anxious mob of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 16, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20″ of Snow For Utah’s Mountains Through Wednesday; More Later This Week Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 11:15 PM MST, 12/13/2021 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough with a strong cold front will move through Utah Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and bring 10-20″ of snow to most of Utah’s mountains. Snow will start Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday morning. Showers will taper off throughout the day Wednesday as the trough […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Fast, Chalky, Responsive Snow w/ No Gloves… Report from December 13, 2021 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area I zipped up to Alta for a handful of laps this afternoon. I forgot my gloves… Fortunately, it wasn’t that cold but it was windy. I didn’t last long but the skiing was terrific. My favorite run was right under the Collins Chair. I love skiing under the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 1-2 Feet of Snow For Utah’s Mountains Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 3:15 PM MST, 12/08/2021 Forecast Summary: A deep and cold trough will move through Utah Thursday/Friday and bring 1-2 FEET of snow to most mountain locations across Utah through Friday. Snow will initially start early Thursday and continue through the day. Showers will taper off throughout the day Friday as the trough […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 8, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Pattern Change Out West; Feet of Snow Expected Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 8:35 PM MST, 12/5/2021 Forecast Summary: FEET of snow is expected across the western US over the next week as a major pattern change occurs. The extremely dry November over the west looks to hopefully change going into December as a long-wave trough develops. Different regions of the west will see rounds […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 5, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Main Chute + Hi-Boy Day #4 in a Row | Great Skiing Report from December 2, 2021 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Yesterday was our 4th day in a row of hiking up and skiing down Main Chute & High Rustler (Hi-Boy) at Alta. Both skied great. Our goal is to ski this combo one more time today before we head up to Revelstoke & British Columbia Tomorrow. Main Chute […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 3, 2021 0 Comments
Top 5 Après Ski Eats in Salt Lake City, UT Tired, happy, and hungry. Sound like you after an epic powder day? This article is devoted towards the latter of those three sentiments so that you can satisfy that appetite earned after a day spent skiing in the Wasatch—home to nine world-class ski areas and the “Greatest Snow on Earth.” I’ve lived in Salt Lake City for five years and […] Martin Kuprianowicz | December 1, 2021 0 Comments
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 6: “Earliest Main Chute Opening Ever?” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Monday, Nov. 29 Patrol opened Main Chute today—is it really only November? This is the earliest I’ve ever seen Main Chute open. When I got word that the Baldy Chutes were open when I got there around 11, Gavin and I headed straight there—no questions asked. We crushed the booter starting above […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 29, 2021 1 Comment
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