Alta/Solitude video

[skimore]

East coaster on first trip to Utah 1/7-1/13. Great terrain, will definately be returning soon. Conditions were superb. Link to some footage taken. I was using new camera so video a little shaky.

http://skioffpiste.livedigital.com

 

[awf170]

Nice vid. Conditions look awsome Where is that other video on your page from anyway?

 

[skimore]

Snowridge, Turin NY....gets lots of lake effect off lake Ontario

 

[salida]

Nice video Good work!!

 

[Admin]

Looks like y'all had a great trip out here!

 

[skimore]

At Alta we took a traverse out to a ridge where you could see what I think was Brighton. You could also see a dam of some sort also. A few dropped into that bowl and then were climbing back up. Could that be skied out to what I assume was Brighton? Is that where they snowcat ski?

We opted for staying on top of ridge skiing down a couple hundred ft. to where you boot packed up for about 1/2 hr and then skied back into Alta. What is that area called?

 

[Admin]

At Alta we took a traverse out to a ridge where you could see what I think was Brighton.

Catherine's Pass.

You could also see a dam of some sort also.

Lake Mary.

A few dropped into that bowl and then were climbing back up. Could that be skied out to what I assume was Brighton?

Yep. That's precisely what we did last Saturday:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/boards ... php?t=1640

Is that where they snowcat ski?

Nope. That takes place in Grizzly Gulch - see the red + here:

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=12&n= ... ayer=DRG25

We opted for staying on top of ridge skiing down a couple hundred ft. to where you boot packed up for about 1/2 hr and then skied back into Alta. What is that area called?

Lake Catherine.

 

[skimore]

How much vert are you getting on that ski to Brighton?

Thanks

 

[Admin]

How much vert are you getting on that ski to Brighton?

Thanks

From the topo it looks to be about ~1,400 feet, but that includes some up-and-down, although mostly down.

 

[gwest]

Looks like another dissapointing trip to Utah.... havent you heard that skiing in colorado is much better?

Also, with respect to the sunset peak/rocky point area, keep in mind Marc's emphasis on avalanche safety. I dont know if you had beacons or not Skimore, but that is backcountry area, not controlled, and its important to remember that tracks do not necessarily mean stability.