Day 27: Much better than expected
(All photos by Tony Crocker)
I made a last-minute decision this morning to cash in a vacation day to spend Tony's last day in Utah with him on the slopes of Alta. We were joined by Marc_C, Skidog, Tirolerpeter and an acquaintance of Skidog's named Eric from another online ski forum that shall remain unnamed (although it's known by the three letters T, G and R). :lol:
We went just about everywhere and anywhere, but with a persistent warm, dry inversion plaguing Utah we concentrated on the north-facing aspects that Mr. Crocker insists are in short supply at Alta. Funny, but we found great snow all day long, including one run down Thirds to North Rustler that Mr. Crocker proclaimed had the best snow of his trip.
Other highlights included Backside (northeast-facing but still dry), So Long out in Catherines Area, High Boy (stiff chalk that was as smooth as a pool table, so smooth that you really didn't want to trip up), Tombstone 1 and Ballroom. We skied right up until I had to leave at 3:30.
Tony's en route back to L.A., so true to form our weather pattern should change by Thursday.
(All photos by Tony Crocker)
I made a last-minute decision this morning to cash in a vacation day to spend Tony's last day in Utah with him on the slopes of Alta. We were joined by Marc_C, Skidog, Tirolerpeter and an acquaintance of Skidog's named Eric from another online ski forum that shall remain unnamed (although it's known by the three letters T, G and R). :lol:
We went just about everywhere and anywhere, but with a persistent warm, dry inversion plaguing Utah we concentrated on the north-facing aspects that Mr. Crocker insists are in short supply at Alta. Funny, but we found great snow all day long, including one run down Thirds to North Rustler that Mr. Crocker proclaimed had the best snow of his trip.
Other highlights included Backside (northeast-facing but still dry), So Long out in Catherines Area, High Boy (stiff chalk that was as smooth as a pool table, so smooth that you really didn't want to trip up), Tombstone 1 and Ballroom. We skied right up until I had to leave at 3:30.
Tony's en route back to L.A., so true to form our weather pattern should change by Thursday.