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Angel Diva
My 2017 April trip to Alta Lodge was more about meeting friends from assorted connections than hard core skiing. I was on the slopes April 5-13, starting with the day I arrived. Per usual for a late season trip, conditions ranged from cool mornings when groomers were the only fun places to ski to warm afternoons when calling it quits by 3:00 or 3:30 was the most sensible approach. The bonus was a powder storm in the middle of my stay that dropped almost 20 inches of fluffy snow overnight. Other highlights included the last week ever of the Cecret and Supreme lifts and a Demo Day with fresh snow.
Snow coverage in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) was better than in recent years. There was well over 120 inches. The storm April 8-9 put the season total over 500 inches. What made the snowstorm even better was that the first 4-5 inches was relatively wet and helped to cover up and even out the frozen areas off-piste. That meant powder turns the next couple days without reaching bottom in most places.
I spent more time skiing groomers than usual, including off Sunnyside and Cecret. Partially because of snow conditions. But mostly because I was having fun introducing a friend and her kids to Alta. By the end of their ski vacation, they had ridden every lift. It was a great start for a family at a big mountain for the first time who learned at Massanutten (northern VA) only on holiday weekends for a few years.
I took a lot of pictures from Supreme and Cecret. Those lifts will be replaced during Summer 2017 by a single lift that starts from Alf’s. My guess is that the views from the new Supreme quad will be somewhat different.
More posts to come . . .
Looking back while riding Supreme
View of Supreme Bowl and Supreme Point (peak on right) from Cecret, "meadow" on left is where some people come out after skiing Catherine's
Snow coverage in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) was better than in recent years. There was well over 120 inches. The storm April 8-9 put the season total over 500 inches. What made the snowstorm even better was that the first 4-5 inches was relatively wet and helped to cover up and even out the frozen areas off-piste. That meant powder turns the next couple days without reaching bottom in most places.
I spent more time skiing groomers than usual, including off Sunnyside and Cecret. Partially because of snow conditions. But mostly because I was having fun introducing a friend and her kids to Alta. By the end of their ski vacation, they had ridden every lift. It was a great start for a family at a big mountain for the first time who learned at Massanutten (northern VA) only on holiday weekends for a few years.
I took a lot of pictures from Supreme and Cecret. Those lifts will be replaced during Summer 2017 by a single lift that starts from Alf’s. My guess is that the views from the new Supreme quad will be somewhat different.
More posts to come . . .
Looking back while riding Supreme
View of Supreme Bowl and Supreme Point (peak on right) from Cecret, "meadow" on left is where some people come out after skiing Catherine's