52-Hour Interlodge at Alta Ski Area, UT Original article by Adam Fehr on Alta.com/stories 02.12.20. STELLAR DENDRITE—THE DOUBLE-EDGED SNOWFLAKE The Alta snowflake logo, known worldwide in the ski community, did not come about by happenstance. The Alta Flake is based on the stellar dendrite, a snow crystal with hexagonal tree-like structure and branches. They are razor-thin, symmetrical in shape, and create the fluffy snow that made Alta […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 15, 2020 1 Comment
Alta, UT Report: Smooth Snow and Wildcat Laps Report from Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Today all I really skied was the Wildcat lift at Alta Ski Area. It’s all I needed. My buddy Tom was working the chair and we ripped hard on his ski break. It had snowed a couple of inches last night and a couple this morning making for some above average skiing conditions. Despite […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020 0 Comments
‘Historic weather event’ in the Wasatch: 48 avalanches in 72 hours Last week’s storm that hit the Wasatch has now been dubbed as a ‘historic weather event‘ and it’s not hard to tell why. Brought about by an upside-down storm, which is when a snowstorm deposits denser snow over less dense snow, rapidly creating a slab/weak layer combination, the snowpack in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons became extremely unstable incredibly […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | February 13, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for Wasatch | Ski Areas Could See 10-20″ New Snow The NOAA has issued a winter weather advisory, beginning Wednesday night (02/05/20) lasting through late Friday afternoon (02/07/20) for the Wasatch Mountains. Alta Ski Area and surrounding ski resorts could see upwards of 20″ of new snow with wind gusts as high as 55 mph. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM MST FRIDAY… * […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT: 4th Snowiest January on Record Since 1980 Director of Alta’s Avalanche Office Dave Richards, aka “Grom,” reports that Alta Ski Area has just recorded the fourth largest January for snowfall since 1980 with 153″ of snow. It’s been a DEEP month here in the Wasatch to say the least. And it’s not done yet. Alta has received 354″ of snow this season to date, and it is […] Conditions Report WeatherBrains | February 3, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT is Already Ahead of Last Year’s 629″ Season Right Now! Alta Ski Area has already received 346″ of snowfall this season, putting them ahead of the amount of snowfall that they received at this time last season during their record-breaking winter (629″ for the 2018-19 season total). This is epic news for the powder-mecca of a ski area as Alta is already well on track for ANOTHER record-breaking season. And […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Small Storm, Big Fun Report from January 24th, 2020 Location(s): LCC backcountry, Alta Ski Area We started off the morning long before Alta’s ticket windows opened by hitting the Little Cottonwood backcountry. Dawn patrol heavy. We took two backcountry laps on Scottie’s Notch and Red Right Returning and were back at the car by 11:30 am. Snow was just starting to fall. Time to […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | January 24, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Up 13″ of New Snow Possible for Utah Ski Areas Thursday Through Friday This Week The most recent storm cycle in the Wasatch Mountains has finally departed, gifting Utah ski areas with upwards of 5 FEET of blower powder since last Thursday, January 9. The conditions as of late have been all time to say the least. Now, it looks like there will be a minor break in the weather before ANOTHER storm cycle moves […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 15, 2020 0 Comments
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