2 Teenage Boys Killed in Collisions at Palisades Tahoe, CA, and Alta Ski Area, UT A teenage boy from Truckee, CA, was killed in a skiing collision at Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Sunday. At around 2 pm on Sunday, two teens, one on the Palisades Tahoe Big Mountain Competition Team, and another from the Olympic Valley Freestyle Team were skiing on the Yellow Trail on the Alpine side of the resort when they collided, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 15, 2022 0 Comments
Alta Ski Area, UT Now Requiring Paid Reservations for Parking Before 8 AM Prompting Wasatch Backcountry Alliance to Start New Shuttle System for Dawn Patrol Skiers Early morning ski touring from the town of Alta just got a little trickier. For the first time ever, Alta began requiring paid parking reservations in its lots on weekends and holidays this winter, from 8 am to 1 pm. Then as of December 18th, 2021, daily parking in Alta’s parking lots between midnight and 8 am became prohibited, except […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 26, 2022 4 Comments
[VIDEO] Ski Patroller Caught in Giant Avalanche at Alta Ski Area, UT [arve url="https://youtu.be/PQDnac8d9C0"] AvyBrains | January 4, 2022 Likes Tweets 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
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 4: “Soft Snow Stashes in the Castle Apron” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Sunday, Nov. 7 Soft snow stashes in the Castle Apron. There’s still soft snow out there—even if it hasn’t snowed in a week. Dustin and I found some in the Apron yesterday. My college roommate Dustin and I set off touring up Albion Basin at Alta yesterday around 1 pm. It was […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | November 8, 2021 2 Comments
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 2: “Virgin October Powder on Wildcat Liftline” [arve url="https://youtu.be/fUK2Nh8A64M"] Martin Kuprianowicz | October 26, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
RIP The Farmer | Alta Ski Area, UT Pays Tribute to Legendary Dave Van Dame The slopes at Alta Ski Area, UT, will be missing one of their most well-known personalities next season following the passing of Dave Van Dame. Dave Van Dame, aka The Farmer, had skied at Alta for almost 50-years. He never missed a powder day. Related: The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 1: “A Beautiful Day to Get Lost in the Mountains” […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 19, 2021 1 Comment
The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 1: “A Beautiful Day to Get Lost in the Mountains” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Wednesday, Oct. 13 Day one. A beautiful day to get lost in the mountains. Being barely halfway through the month of October, we were not yet back into the flow of things when it came to skiing; we started an hour after we said we would, I forgot my […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 14, 2021 0 Comments
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