Alta, UT Conditions Report: Deep Powder for Everyone | Video and Photo Tour Today was one of those days at Alta Ski Area, UT. Deep powder. Probably the lightest, most amazing snow I’ve ever skied. But for the locals, today was as dense and heavy as it can get here in Utah. Crazy people. Anyway, yesterday both Alta and its neighbor Snowbird remained closed due to avalanche control. The route to Salt Lake City […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | January 24, 2017 1 Comment
Alta, UT Conditions Report: Fresh, Light Snow with Lots of Wind | Photo Tour and Forecast Today was my first time ever skiing Alta. In fact, it was my first time in Utah. And it was for sure one of the most epic ski days I’ve ever had. Fresh, dry and ultra-light snow make it ridiculously easy to turn and super fun to ski. This morning, Alta reported 4” of snow overnight and 38″ since the storm started. Alta […] Conditions Report Matias Ricci | January 22, 2017 0 Comments
Alta Condition Report – ALTA DELIVERS! Better late than never. With only 5 days till closing we received our biggest single storm of the season! With weird springtime dynamics, lake effect, and a shallow storm, total snowfall amounts ranged from 20″ – 39″ with most places inbounds at Alta on the high end! The storm came in hot with a good ol’ fashioned dust storm and a 25 degree temperature drop in the matter of a couple hours. Then the guns turned on. All systems go. We had lake effect, orographic enhancement, a touch of daytime heating enhancement and a good dose of Alta magic. Conditions Report Aaron Rice | April 16, 2015 1 Comment
Alta Conditions Report – Great Coverage and Spring Temps! This winter in Utah has sure been a weird one. Crazy warmth and not much snow. But there is a reason we ski Alta. Even a bad year hear is better than a normal year in Colorado. The past few weeks have been very warm, but luckily Alta is mostly North facing and the coverage on most slopes is still good. By the afternoons everything is skiing great. The Collins Jib lap is […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | March 31, 2015 0 Comments
Alta Conditions Report – Spring has Sprung! Whelp, we are back to spring time sun and warmth. The weather and snow has been behaving more like late April, rather than mid March this past week. However it is not hard to make the best of soft snow and goggle tan weather. After the last storm there was a nice coat of new snow and patrol dropped the ropes on 100% of terrain. East Castle and Devils [,,,] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | March 13, 2015 0 Comments
The Alta Bar – Energy Elevated Alta is a bit of a hot spot for the next new thing. From 4frnt skis to Saga outerwear, to Pit Vipers and Panda Poles, Alta is the place to look now if you want to know what’s going to be cool next year. If you still eat Power Bars, well this article is probably not worth your time. However, if you have been eating […] Gear Review Aaron Rice | January 23, 2015 0 Comments
Alta Conditions Report – Bluebird for Days! For many people in Alta last week was the best week of skiing they had had in years. As in anything in life, with the good comes the bad. Lucking this is Alta, so bad is really still pretty descent. I like to say that in Alta it is either snowing hard or bluebird, and this past week has not let us down. Though it has been dry, it has been absolutely gorgeous and ski patrol has been able to drop some ropes, most notably on […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | January 8, 2015 0 Comments
Alta Conditions Report – 81″ of Snow in Ten Days! Alta ended 2014 on a high note! A series of storms dropped 81″ of successively lighter snow, leaving us with some epic (and I don’t use this term lightly) powder skiing. The storms lifted and we are now in a period of high pressure, but there is still great snow out there and with cold temps the skiing is still fantastic. I won’t be to wordy with this post, and I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy! Midstorm riding conditions were as deep as they get. Bluebird Wasatch powder skiing the way it should […] Conditions Report Aaron Rice | January 1, 2015 1 Comment
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