VIDEOS: Alta, UT Gets Biggest Storm of the Season: Alta, Utah just got hit by their biggest storm of the season. They got 34″ of new snow out of this storm and it’s still coming down. Alta now has a 95″ base and they’ve gotten 309″ of snowfall this season. Our reporter Aaron Rice was in the Alta backcountry yesterday and couldn’t believe how deep it was. His video is above for proof. “Amazing, old fashioned, Cottonwoods storm–the largest of the year–which ain’t sayin’ much in a year like this. Alta Collins weather […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | April 16, 2015 2 Comments
Winter Chalk: Alta Conditions Update + Photo Tour After receiving over 6 feet of snow over Christmas week, the skiing continues to rip at Alta with the start of the New Year. Soft wintery snow was to be found all over, with the best turns hanging out off of High Traverse on Collins. Supreme lift also had some fun off the skiers right, as well as skiing upper chair line under Collins. Alta is always one of our favorite places, even a week after the storm, the majority of the mountain remains smooth, chalky, and ripping. This is exactly how High Boy and the trees to the skiers right were skiing. They took winners for the day, with smooth and chalky […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 6, 2015 2 Comments
Alta, UT Video Conditions Update Alta is one of the last remaining mountains where you can show up days after the storm, and still find snow that is essentially untracked. And once the snow is tracked out, it remains smooth and holds natural hits around every corner. The above video conditions update chronicles some of the ripping skiing we found, still ripe for the taking […] Featured Video SnowBrains | January 21, 2014 3 Comments
Smooth Snow Sliding @ Alta: Conditions Update and Photo Tour You know Alta is home to some ripping skiers when, almost a week after the storm, the runs are still buttery smooth and chalky. Heading out along the High Traverse, there’s a plethora of wind prepped surfaces harboring fast and grippy snow. Some of the best snow was found in High Boy, and the zone around the Bad News Cliffs still held […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 18, 2014 1 Comment
Chalk, Powder, and Flips @ Alta, UT: Conditions Update and Photo Tour While the West Coast is off to a slow start, and California continues to lack any signs of snow whatsoever, the conditions at Alta are absolutely ripping. With 40 inches of blower snow in the past week and cold temps the coverage is great and the snow is holding up fantastically. Patrol opened the Bad News Cliffs for the first time since the storm, which led to plenty of fresh turns and deep landings. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 16, 2014 1 Comment
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