DEEP Snow in Alta Yesterday | Photo Tour Tuesday morning we awoke to Alta only reporting 5 inches of snow. The storm had underperformed… However it proceeded to snow all day long totaling to 15 inches! We spent the morning inbounds at Alta skiing the tower 10 traverse. The snow piled up all day, with snow rates 1+ inches per hour all afternoon. In the afternoon Alta got a bit […] Backcountry Aaron Rice | December 4, 2013 0 Comments
Alta, UT Conditions Report: Big Face-Shots on November 5th… by Liza Sarychev. all photos from November 5th, 2013 at Alta, UT Waking up to a half-inch of snow in downtown SLC is never a bad sign when you’re about to go skiing. As we drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon the excitement grows. We park on about 7 inches of fresh. Two hours later, atop the skin track, it looks more like a foot… A foot of the cold smoke Utah is known for. Carl Heath was brave enough to go first. Dropping off the backside of Alta into the southeast facing zone, Gargoyles, he scraped rocks about every turn […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 7, 2013 4 Comments
Alta, UT Conditions Report Videos: Full-On Pow Skiing Yesterday Utah is sneakily piling up the snow. Piling up. It’s to the point now where people are skiing Alta, Snowbird, and Little Cottonwood Canyon everyday right now. We haven’t heard a single bad report from LLC yet. It’s now looking like that the coverage is in. This video from yesterday shows guys simply full-on powder skiing. No holds barred. It looks soft, it looks deep, it looks fun. If you’re skiing backcountry this fall, be careful. There have already […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 6, 2013 1 Comment
Alta,UT Conditions Report: Julian Carr in Main Chute on Nov. 2nd Julian Carr and crew hiked up and skied Main Chute at Alta on Saturday. Conditions looked damn good in the chute and even better on the aprons below. Alta has been getting snow for about a month now with the most recent storms piling up and creating some unreal early season skiing conditions. Lets all just be vey careful while skiing this early season. There […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | November 4, 2013 2 Comments
Over-The-Head-Face-Shots @ Alta Yesterday | Video & Photos I can confirm that is video is actually from yesterday, October 30th, 2013. The snow guns were most definitely on and the snow was finally getting deep enough to let the skis run a little more. Props to Nate and company for getting into Eagles Nest. That is a great early season zone if you have the stones to go ski it. It is mad stumpy in there:) This photo is from a zone near the the top of the Collins chair at Alta. […] Conditions Report Daryn Edmunds | October 31, 2013 2 Comments
2 Avalanches YESTERDAY @ Alta, Utah Avalanche season has officially begun in Utah. Alta, Utah experienced 2 natural avalanches yesterday October 29th, 2013 on the Baldy Shoulder. It’s never too early in the season to start thinking about avalanches. We’ll never forget Jamie Pierre’s passing in an avalanche at Snowbird, UT on November 13th, 2011. We all need to learn from these early season avalanches. Lets all put our brains in avalanche mode starting now. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 30, 2013 9 Comments
All Utah Ski Movie from Dubstach Collective: “Dub Roots” In case you haven’t noticed, Snowbird and Alta have been pumping out some ridiculously good skiers the past 50 years. The latest generation is no different, except for that they have high quality filming and editing skills as well. The Utah boys have put together a solid edit with an opening segment of deep powder that will make any snow […] SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 0 Comments
Power Day at Snowbird and Alta, UT! | Video Proof Yesterday we reported about the first Winter Weather Advisory of the year. The storm rolled in as expected but under performed slightly. In general, Snowbird and Alta received about 8 inches at mid-mountain over night. I was at Snowbird today and can vouch for that 8 inches and more in the proper aspects (over 18 inches in select locals). You will hear me say this time and time again this winter, when skiing at Snowbird and Alta you need to be conscious of your aspect in relation to the winds and storm direction at all times for […] Conditions Report Kyler Roush | October 14, 2013 0 Comments
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