Alta Snow Report

[cc]

TIME LAST UPDATED: 5:00pm January 6, 2005 Settled Snow Depth: 125" Sky Cover: heavy snow
Snowfall (Past 12 hrs): 8.5" Ridgetop Winds: light NW
Snowfall (Past 24 hrs): 14.5" Mid Mountain Temp°F) 11 degrees
Snowfall this Season: 311" Updated by: Thad
Forecast for Today Sky Cover: Snow tapering off
Temperatures °F (9am-4pm): 15-19 degrees
Wind: moderate west
Snowfall: 1"-3" tonight
Extended Forecast: A break in the precipitation Friday morning, then the next storm moves into the area Friday evening.

My buddy called from the Strawberry Gondola at Snowbasin. All day faceshots and it was still coming down, little crowd. Record year on tap. Heading to Valhalla in Feb.

[Son1cdeth]

Dang. over 300 inches already! That's just silly! It just turned January. Looks like a good shot at 500+ for you Utards

[Endlessseason]

Jah fer sure. We're on track for another year like last year. Alta had a little more snow last year at this time (320 inches last year on the 6th, vs. barely breaking 300 this year on the 6th). LCC surpassed 600 inches last season on April 21st. I don't think there will be a prob doing it again.


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Disclaimer: Never forget that Utah sucks. The whole state should be avoided. Utah is the "Gateway to Idaho." Move along.

[cc]

TIME LAST UPDATED: 5:00am January 7, 2005 Settled Snow Depth: 123" Sky Cover: m. clear
Snowfall (Past 12 hrs): 1" Ridgetop Winds: west, light
Snowfall (Past 24 hrs): 23" Mid Mountain Temp°F) 1 degree
Snowfall this Season: 312" Updated by: Katie
Forecast for Today Sky Cover: becoming windy with snow developing in the afternoon
Temperatures °F (9am-4pm): 16-23 degrees
Wind: strong, southwest
Snowfall: 1"-3" tonight
Extended Forecast: Winter storm warning this afternoon through Saturday night. Storm system will race into Utah by late this afternoon. We will expect some strong winds and periods of snow by late afternoon.

[phUnk]

Why are you posting the Alta snow report that is on their website?

[Yossarian]

cc = carbon copy?

[Buzzworthy]

Why would you want this tracked stuff when there is SO much untracked elsewhere? I guess I like mountains like Basin and the Dude a ton better.

[Snow Ranger]

never mention the basin on this site again-it is not worthy. That place sucks.

[The AD]

Just to make phUnk mad here's something else from Alta's website:



I was just looking at the picture of days archive and thought this was a pretty cool shot.

[Ski Drunk]

Heading to Valhalla in Feb.

That should be a great trip. Linsdy Hoyt is a great guy. He built my house and i used to ski with him when he was still living on the east coast. I'm sure you'll have a good time.

And for the record utards suck. Why can't EC have a massive dump every friggin week.

[powderwhore]

Why would you want this tracked stuff when there is SO much untracked elsewhere? I guess I like mountains like Basin and the Dude a ton better.

If you only had a clue.

[Son1cdeth]

So what is the season record for Alta? 700?

[skibe]

Why would you want this tracked stuff when there is SO much untracked elsewhere? I guess I like mountains like Basin and the Dude a ton better.

What was that old rule of posting before smoking crack .

[Buzzworthy]

If you only had a clue.

By all means, please enlighten me.


When I can ski better that is.

[Red Baron]

Just back from Alta; sure, that picture doesnt lie, the backside was tracked out, but man, if you looked in the right place, it was a very, very fun day...

West Rus near closing time was amazing, those winds filled in every last bump and made for a great ride.

Plus, we ran into like 10 people from the board...

[phUnk]

Plus, we ran into like 10 people from the board...

Sounds like a real pile-up. Hope everyone is OK.

[ill-advised strategy]

Why would you want this tracked stuff when there is SO much untracked elsewhere? I guess I like mountains like Basin and the Dude a ton better.

This is pretty what most of the 'tude has looked like the afternoon of every pow day this season...with a few exceptions. I was never here before this season, so I have no idea how it used to be, but my objective opinion of this season so far is that if it's deep at Solitude, it gets skied off in a day or two like everywhere else. So far this season I haven't really seen this place live up to it's "days after a storm" reputation. It seems like whatever secret used to exist has been pretty much spread around so that any time it's good, people just flood up here from SLC.

That's what I see anyway. All the talk about how long the powder lasts here is starting to remind me of all the talk about "great moguls" in Taos. Some bullshit just gets it's own momentum.

[Lynx]

ive got an idea. lets all jynx the annual snowfall. farmers almanac is only calling for an average year anyway. so dont go splooging on your keyboards just yet.

[Shredgar]

Just to make phUnk mad here's something else from Alta's website:



I was just looking at the picture of days archive and thought this was a pretty cool shot.

My daughter & I were in that torchlight parade = big fun.

[AltaPowderDaze]

So what is the season record for Alta? 700?

don't know but when my uncle lived there in the early 80's he ad two seasons in a row that had mid 800's. can you say interlodge. they loved it but relished the rare bluebird days.