Winter has temporarily arrived in Utah and Alta Ski Area saw 9-12 inches over the past 24 hours. It ain't deep, but it's enough for The Daily POW guys to get out there and make some turns down Gunsight.
"Winter has arrived in Utah and the storm total at Alta was 9 inches from this recent storm but it definitely felt deeper up towards the top of Gunsight. Most other areas looked very bony still and Gunsight had a solid ribbon of white from top to bottom so our decision was easy.
The top entry was a little rocky but we've skied it on worse. Skier's right had the deepest snow. Our exit out Greely Hill was bushy good lovin'. We cruised back to the car happy to officially start the 2023-2024 winter."
Ah, Alta. My absolute best week of skiing, second week of January, 1976. Zero crowds, no lift lines, deep untracked powder skiing all week because of repeat snow storms. I only had my stiff slalom skis with me, no powder softies, but it didn't matter. A true high point. Gotta go back sometime.
balboa schwartz Nice to remeber those perfect times, isn't it? With me it's skating on the frozen bay (Georgian Bay). It's rare and beautiful when the water freezes without a snow layer.
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