Alta, UT, Report: Backflips, Double Drops, and Powder With Noah Gaffney Report from December 5, 2023 Alta Ski Area, Utah, via chairlift for the first time this season today. Ski day #303 of the 300 project (the cut-off is imminent: Dec 8). Alta is full of snow. They’ve already seen 117″ of snowfall this season. There isn’t a ton of snow in Utah yet this year, however, Alta is doing pretty […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 5, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Dump For Utah This Weekend A major winter trough will dig into the western U.S. this week, bringing significant accumulations to Utah.ย Between Friday morning and Sunday night, Cottonwood resorts (Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude) should end up with 30-40″ storm totals with 20-30″ over on the otherside of the range in Park City and Deer Valley. The snowfall will begin on Friday morning and will ramp […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 30, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The Daily POW – Opening Day at Alta Ski Area, UT, Was a Powder Day Report written by The Daily POW from Saturday, November 25, 2023 There hadnโt been a ton of expectations leading into this weekend’s opening day at Alta Ski Area in Utah. The initial planned date was canceled. We havenโt been getting much snow. On Monday, there was still no announcement for opening day. But then it came; Saturday, not the usual […] The Daily POW | November 27, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Utah Highlight Video 2023 – 903″ of Snowfall With High Quality Skiing from October Until August This past season (2023), was one for the books in Utah.ย I started my season in Utah, skiing early laps of Suicide Chute in October???, and ending it on those same lines in mid-July! This years record setting snowfall did not disappoint, and you can see I was taking full advantage of that. 2023 was a wild one in Utah. Little […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Le Super-Mini Tour de Wasatch, UT: Wolverine to Tuscarorita to Sunset to Catherines + Complex Sun Halos Yesterday morning we rolled up into Little Cottonwood Canyon after 20″ of new snow without a solid plan. Our plan A was called off due to low snow and our plan B was overly loose. Luckily we ran into Juan and simply followed him around all day and ended up skiing what we’re calling Le Super-Mini Tour de Wasatch. Le […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 21, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Spooky Powder Day in Main Chute at Alta, UT | 6th Time Down Main Chute This Month – Ski Day #284 Report from November 16, 2023 It was pissing rain at my house all night last night and into this morning. The forecast was for snow up high and rain down low. My strategy was this: Try to hit Alta as late as possible and hope for some clearing and that the wind would woosh through the canyon and buff out […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 16, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “Spicy” Entrance Into Main Chute Leads to Chalky Snow on 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT – Ski Day #282 Report from November 14, 2023 Yesterday, I got up and into Alta’s crevasses for the 5th time this month. What I mean to say is, I skied Main Chute again for the 5th time. The last time I skied it, November 11, the entrance was about as spicy as it gets. Yesterday was ski day #282 of my “300” project. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
NOAA Snow Forecast for Alta, UT, Showing 11-12″ of New Snow This Week NOAA just announced that 11-12″ of snow is forecast at Alta, Utah, between November 15 and November 20, 2023. If Alta is forecast to see that much snow it’s very likely that nearby Solitude, Brighton, & Solitude will also see similar amounts. “After a quiet week, we will have a weak storm on Thursday followed by the potential for a […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 13, 2023 0 Comments