ALTA, UT — (coming soon)
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December 2007 Skiing Archive
December 29, 2007
December 29, 2007
December 15, 2007
December 15, 2007
ALTA, UT — It was cold, it was overcast, I was skiing by myself, the ungroomed terrain's snow was stale, and I had to get some Christmas stuff done. I skied a groomer run down from Sugarloaf through a storm of artificial snow that would make any east coast ski area jealous. I then skied a run in the Ballroom, and, finally, a groomer run back to my car, which was parked at the Albion lot. For some reason I just wasn't into it today. It happens.
December 11, 2007
Yawn
THE CANYONS, UT — The Canyons is nice, but it simply cannot compete with its big brothers in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Their website advertised that they got 35 inches of snow from the storm last weekend. I'm not sure how 35 inches of new snow turns into hardpacked snow so quickly, but it did at The Canyons this day. I suspect they got significantly less than 35 inches based on the snow conditions I observed. There was rocks everywhere, branches poking through the snow surface, and even patches of dirt throughout the handful of boring groomed runs open.
December 8, 2007
Good Early Season Powder Day
SNOWBIRD, UT — Very little was open again today, but they got so much snow that it completely buried Snowbird's SnowCam measuring board.
- 2 GadZoom runs
- 3 Wilbere runs
- 1 GadZoom run
- 1 Wilbere run
(more coming)
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December 1, 2007
Skiing, Finally
ALTA, UT — After one of the dryest Novembers on record, skiing in Little Cottonwood Canyon finally commenced this week. I headed up to Alta, which received 7 inches of new snow overnight.