The 4 snowboarders who started the original legal battle know exactly what terrain exists at Alta. Hard to say what motivates them to keep spending time and money. It's not as if they don't have plenty of terrain available in the SLC area.^^^ My thoughts exactly! Maybe snowboarders are uninformed as to the terrain challenges?
Yes, I have to agree. The day we were there, that was one congested run and the snow had been stripped to a dangerous point for sure.I will say, though, that Alta needs to find another argument besides "safety" given what they did when they reworked Corkscrew down to the Collins base. That was hands-down the most dangerous run I've ever skied anywhere.
Taking away the cat track that crosses Lower Rustler was what really made it difficult on Corkscrew because there was not an easier way down for intermediates who ski on the Collins side. The instructors don't like it either because taking the cat track to the very lowest section of Lower Rustler was good for intermediates ready for a few bumps. I gather that not grooming the cat track has been done before, with similar results. Will be interesting to see what exists for 2015-16.I will say, though, that Alta needs to find another argument besides "safety" given what they did when they reworked Corkscrew down to the Collins base. That was hands-down the most dangerous run I've ever skied anywhere.
I will say, though, that Alta needs to find another argument besides "safety" given what they did when they reworked Corkscrew down to the Collins base. That was hands-down the most dangerous run I've ever skied anywhere.
I agree that Corkscrew skis better than before in decent conditions and when it isn't too busy. I imagine you didn't head up to Alta on days when Corkscrew was skied off by mid-morning or there were lots of advanced/expert skiers bombing down Corkscrew because they weren't skiing off the High-T or Ballroom because of poor snow conditions or those areas were not open yet. In April, patrol put up a fence line all the way across the groomer just below mid-station to slow people down. You can imagine the complaints from the hard chargers about that.Interesting. I thought it was a big improvement and was skiing much better than it used to, and rather enjoyed it this year.
I think it's a pick your poison sort of thing. I know several people who have been injured hitting that cat track drop in fog over the years. So if you're coming down Rustler, it's safer with no cat track.
I find it really distasteful that the plaintiffs liken themselves to a "class" of people that are being "discriminated" against. Boy these folks must have easy lives.