Originally Posted by Air Force Beater
Ok, I used to groom at Alta and I have 5 years in snowcats so I think I am qualified to tell you that it would be impossible to groom the High T unless they cut a road into the mountain in the summer time, which would be ugly as hell and is probably not allowed by the forest service anyways. Not to mention there are some spots where if the cat fell off, that operator would be in a world of shit. It is just too thin in most spots for a machine to create a road with snow.
They should put signs up at the beginning that say "Beaters must take the lowest traverse line at all times!"
I have personally seen a beater get pushed off and then the person behind them jumped over said beater. I think that might be mean but it was a powder day and this shit is serious business so I don't hate myself for understanding it. I personally will ski over the beaters skis if they are stopped on the traverse, but I wont push them off.
Also I don't know how anyone ever perceived the atmosphere at Alta to be better than any other resorts. Alta has more stupid bitch's and assholes during powder days of any ski resort I have ever been to in the last 8 years. Everyone thinks they are the worlds best skier/powder whore/ Alta stash expert in the world. Truth is Snowbird has a way more beaters on the mountain that are too stupid to even know how to cop an attitude about anything.