Alta, UT Report: Horribly Terrific Conditions in Main Chute on 11,068′ Mt. Baldy on July 19, 2023 Report from July 19, 2020 I arrived in Utah after a long absence on Friday and paddle-boarded the Jordanelle Reservoir after 75 ski days in a row in Mammoth and the Eastern Sierra, CA. I went tubing down the Provo River on Saturday (and got a $140 ticket for no lifejacket…). Paddleboarding the Jordanelle again on Sunday. I spent Monday […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | July 20, 2023 0 Comments
There’s Still an Astonishing 8 Feet of Snow on the Ground at Alta, UT When you set a snowfall record of over 900 inches for the season, you must wonder how long it will stick around. Related: [VIDEO] All the Snow Records Utah Ski Areas Broke Last Season At Alta, the answer is well into summer, as they still measure over eight feet of snow under Devil’s Castle. See the update from Ski Utah […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 29, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 903″ of Snow Turned “Main Chute” Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Into “Main Bowl” Report from April 28, 2023 Yesterday, I drug my extremely tired keester up 11,068′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT to ski the legendary Main Chute. On Thursday, this hike took me 1 hour and 40 minutes. Yesterday, it took me 2 hours and 10 minutes… I was tired… I was so tired I even sat in my car in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 29, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Legendary Little Chute Off 11,068′ Mt. Baldy Report from April 27, 2023 Yesterday, I slept in and felt damn tired after the previous day’s Pfiefferhorn mission. We’d heard rumors of of Alta opening to uphill yesterday, but we couldn’t confirm. Martin texted me at 7:35am saying that Alta had opened. I jumped out of bed and started my recovery process: Hot shower Big stretch Roller Theragun Breakfast […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 28, 2023 0 Comments
Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta, UT, Will Not Open Today Due to Exceptional Avalanche Danger View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alta Ski Area (@altaskiarea) On top of an already record-breaking winter, it’s been an impressive week in terms of snowfall for Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons, home to world-class ski areas Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta. The mountains have received upwards of 5 feet of snow this week since Sunday. With continued snowfall […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 5, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: High Speed Storm Skiing Fun Report from March 15, 2023 The pouring rain in Tahoe freaked me out yesterday. At 2pm it hit me that even once the sun came out, Tahoe wasn’t gonna be good… I scrambled, cleaned the house, packed my stuff, forgot my ski socks in the drier, and hit the road by 3pm PT. In general, my rule is not to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 15, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] “Let’s Take A Lap!” with Grant Howard- High Boy at Alta, UT “Today’s Episode is more in line with the original “LTAL” idea. That is, one complete run, traverses and all, on the legendary and iconic Alf’s High Rustler, AKA High Boy! I linked up with Grant at the end of the day after being in UT for three days, followed him out the High Traverse, and then followed him down a […] SnowBrains | March 8, 2023 0 Comments
Alta, UT, Report: Greetings from Altaska Report from Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 Alta Ski Area has received 573″ of snowfall this season and it’s still not March. The resort is literally stacked with snow. Terrain features are so snowed over and pillowy that you’d swear you were somewhere in Alaska and not the Wasatch. Greetings from Altaska. Alta’s interlodge ordinance was lifted at 9:33 am this […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 28, 2023 0 Comments