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The Apron

The Alta Skiing Journal, Vol. 4: โ€œSoft Snow Stashes in the Castle Apronโ€

Brought to you by Alta Ski Area Report from Sunday, Nov. 7 Soft snow stashes in the Castle Apron. Thereโ€™s still soft snow out thereโ€”even if it hasnโ€™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 [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | November 8, 2021
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Alta, UT Report โ€“ Late July Skiing On Devilโ€™s Castle

The Apron

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0JcSesgjhv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link If youโ€™re anything like me then at this point in the summer youโ€™re probably really starting to notice the chemical imbalance in your brain probably due to the lack of pow. The wretched heat on top of it doesnโ€™t help either. But worry not โ€“ with enough effort, you can still find patches of snow with decent vertical to [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 23, 2019
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Alta, UT Report: Skiing The Apron in July

eamon skiing the apron

Snow junkies and I alike would certainly agree with skiing legend  Glen Plake on this one after skiing The Apron in July. A buddy and I hit it last Wednesday, July 10th. โ€œYou ski the snow on the ground, not the date on the calendar.โ€ Alta has been closed since late April yet allows uphill access for hiking/skiing to the [โ€ฆ]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | July 13, 2019
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