Alta Ski Area, UT, to Replace Sunnyside Chairlift and Remove Albion Chairlift This Summer Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Alta Ski Area, UT, will this summer replace the Sunnyside lift with a new, six-pack detachable lift, according to documents filed with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The project was approved in 2017 as part of the resort’s master development plan. As part of the plan, the new chair would make the Albion lift […] SnowBrains | January 21, 2022 0 Comments
Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Report: A Steep, Sun-Crusted Descent Down The South Face Report from January 11, 2022 “A blonde bitch, beautiful and vicious.” That’s how Montgomery Atwater, one of Alta’s first snow rangers and the father of avalanche research in the United States, referred to 11,045-foot-tall Mount Superior. Looking at Mount Superior from the town of Alta at the end of the road in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, it’s the first thing […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | January 12, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Alta Ski Area, UT, Firing on All Cylinders After Week of Storminess [arve url="https://youtu.be/DXt6mVf-Jm0"] Guest Author | January 7, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 2-4+ Feet of Snow Possible For Alta Ski Area, UT Through The Weekend | Active Pattern Continues Into The New Year Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 8:15 PM MST, 12/21/2021 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Forecast Summary: A series of shortwave troughs will make their way through Utah and possibly bring 2-4+ FEET of snow to Alta Ski Area. Snow will start Wednesday night and essentially continue nonstop through the weekend. The heaviest snow looks to […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 21, 2021 0 Comments
Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 7: “Blue Skies and 19-inches of Classic Wasatch Hero Snow” Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2021 Thundersnow raged all the night before. We knew what was coming before we woke up to a foot-and-a-half of snow on our cars in the morning. Alta opened at about 9:30. 19-inches overnight. Blue skies and some crowds. We started by taking up Wildcat. An anxious mob of […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | December 16, 2021 0 Comments
Utah Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals | Almost 2-Feet of ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth’ Nineteen inches overnight. And then the sun came out. 🙌 ⛷: @bosssrosss 📸: @rockomenzyk #AltaMagic #Pow #Bluebird Posted by Alta Ski Area on Wednesday, 15 December 2021 A snowy October, followed by a dry few weeks, had left Utahns wondering if winter would ever return. Yesterday they got their answer as Mother nature dumped almost two feet of snow on ski areas […] SnowBrains | December 16, 2021 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: Fast, Chalky, Responsive Snow w/ No Gloves… Report from December 13, 2021 Brought to you by Alta Ski Area I zipped up to Alta for a handful of laps this afternoon. I forgot my gloves… Fortunately, it wasn’t that cold but it was windy. I didn’t last long but the skiing was terrific. My favorite run was right under the Collins Chair. I love skiing under the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 13, 2021 0 Comments
[VIDEO] The Daily POW Alta, UT Report: Powder Returns to the Wasatch [arve url="https://youtu.be/1whtNeSwBj8"] The Daily POW | December 10, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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