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Sounds like half of SLC decided to take a snow day today! I guess powder days have been scarce enough this season that any opportunity is pounced upon. I'm guessing tomorrow may be worse since it's a weekend and more snow is coming tonight (however the winds tomorrow may scare some folks off)...

Was also at Alta on Sat. Good storm skiing, but the temp dropped from 21 to 9 by afternoon, and the wind chill was -9. Leaving was a zoo. I left GMD for the first time at 4:45 pm. One hour later I had made about 200 yards up the road to the Peruvian, when I turned around and went back to...

My 3-day anecdotal experience seems to bear that out. Skied Alta Wed and Fri last week, and Snowbird Thurs. All were mid-40's days prior to the weekend storm. The only winter snow to be had at Alta was Ballroom/Baldy shoulder. Even Devils Castle stayed overly firm into the PM. East Greely...

Snowbird on Thurs. was very nice spring skiing. Took Marc_C's advice--started a little late, stayed above 9500' all day, followed the sun, and followed other skiers. Mineral Basin was good in the morning. Cold winter snow (until late morning near the bottom). Little Cloud to the right (Mark...

Yeah, pretty much. Alta today: firm and bumpy (best case), crusty or icy (everything else) This was day 1 of a 3 day Alta/Snowbird trip (I'm from back east). Looks like I nailed about the absolute worst 3 days of the month--2 weeks since last signficant snow, multiple mid-40 degree days...

Thanks for the tips guys. I was debating continuing the hike over to backside, but last year when I skiied it after a recent storm (again, on an early-April day) it was littered with avalanche debris and almost unskiable. However last week when I got down to Alf's I noticed that backside...

Really? On how many of Alta's 100+ trails would this picture be a common sight?

Friday (4/2) was my last day of a week at Alta. Got to the base of Collins right at 9:15 to get some first tracks on the fresh powder. Boarded the chair around 9:20. About a minute later the lift stopped. A few minutes go by, and I start to get worried. As Admin mentioned, turned out to be...

Finally! 19" of fresh powder this am as I checked the Alta website and double-checked that the LCC road was indeed opening at 8:15am. 1 1/2 feet of snow + local schools out on spring/easter break + LCC closed for a couple hours = gridlock. Took close to an hour to get from Cottonwood Heights...

I'm heading to Alta/Snowbird in a couple of weeks. Assuming the recent weather pattern (i.e.--when I arrive, there's been several sunny days in the 40s since the last 10-12" snowfall), which of the following are LEAST likely to be bumped up: Snowbird: 1. Great Scott and upper cirque traverse...

Thanks for the responses guys. I'll probably go with late March/early Apr based upon the general consensus, although Bobby Danger raises some interesting issues about the pitch of a partially filled chute in Dec vs. March--maybe a little more challenge in Dec. (Although despite the powder...

Hey Utah guys, I'm pre-planning vacation time for next year. Looks like I have two one-week windows to choose for a trip to Alta/Snowbird. Unfortunately they are somewhat on the bookends of the prime ski season. One choice is the last week of December. The other is Easter week (3/28 - 4/3...

Well, I certainly don't want to open up an Alta vs. Snowbird can of worms here. :lol: Both are great, and are uniquely different. On a basic level, both have the same incredible light powder. I know Alta gets slightly more snowfall in general, and I sense it will hold it's powder (in...

Admin, No, I'm Bill from DC that email-conversed with you last week (thanks for your comments BTW). I was going to try to link up with you on Thurs, but given that was our first day skiing powder I didn't want to slow anybody down. We may have brushed by each other on Thurs or Sat, as we were...

Our 3rd and last ski day was Sat at Alta. 3 days after the storm, but the snow was still pretty good (we would have thought it to be great if we hadn't been skiing the previous 2 days). Started the morning off Supreme. Fairly disappointing--the snow was pretty crusty and heavy. Even a couple...

This was the 2nd day of our 3-day Alta/Snowbird trip. My first day ever at Snowbird. It was the first full day after the 36" storm. Fairly crowded (apparently the SLC schools were out today). Had 15-25 minute waits our first two times up the tram. Primrose Path and Silver Fox still had...

Hello all. This is my first post in the forums (although I've been a casual reader for some time now). I hail from the Washington, DC area, so I haven't felt inspired to bore you with ski trips to West Virginia (yes, they have mountains there). Anyhoo, flew into SLC for a 3 day Alta/Snowbird...