This morning we woke up to 18 inches of fresh new snow that had fallen in 12 hrs. All across the board Utah resorts received massive amounts of snow that clearly put grins on all our faces. The next crucial decision we needed to make was, which resort do we pick? Of course only the resort that received the most snow would suffice..... so it was decided Snowbasin would be our destination.
Forgive me for saying this, but Snowbasin almost had too much snow as way more than 18 inches of snow was left on the trails. Every run we found ourselves in way over our knees with the white stuff. This actually made skiing quite difficult as Snowbasin doesn't have the steepest of terrain. Most of our runs consisted of going 400 yards and coming to a stop b/c there was so much snow in the way!! However, none of us are complaining....keep the snow coming :-) And it will....thursday into friday yet another large storm will impact the area. This storm is expected to bring anywhere from 12-22 inches of the white stuff. That being said....tomorrow is an off day..... Jon is about to lose his big toenails and we are all suffering some sort of soreness.
Until tomorrow,
- Paris
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
29 Jan 2008
Another amazing day in utah was had. We woke up early this morning to make sure we had first tracks at Deer Valley. Excited by a report stating 11 new inches had fallen, the total for the past 48 hours indicated over 2 ft of snow. The only difference this morning was that we were greeted with bluebird skies and sun making things quite picturesque. Check out the photos below and you'll get a good taste of what i'm talkin about. You always know its gonna be a good day when all you hear are the sound of avalanche control cannons pounding the mountains :-) Overall the day was amazing, and we are all dead tired by the end. After this brief break in snow, it seems as though yet another storm will leave us with another foot of snow in the morning. If that weren't enough, all through the day we should recieve another 12-15 inches bringing the total 24 hr snow report to 27" inches of snow. Although we are exhausted after 3 continuous days of skiing, we can't pass up another powder day. Assuming we don't get stopped at the base of Little Cottonwood canyon, we'll enjoy our day at Alta who recieves over 500 inches of snow a year !!
Signing off for now,
-mark
Signing off for now,
-mark
29 Jan 2008
Another amazing day in utah was had. We woke up early this morning to make sure we had first tracks at Deer Valley. Excited by a report stating 11 new inches had fallen, the total for the past 48 hours indicated over 2 ft of snow. The only difference this morning was that we were greeted with bluebird skies and sun making things quite picturesque. Check out the photos below and you'll get a good taste of what i'm talkin about. You always know its gonna be a good day when all you hear are the sound of avalanche control cannons pounding the mountains :-) Overall the day was amazing, and we are all dead tired by the end. After this brief break in snow, it seems as though yet another storm will leave us with another foot of snow in the morning. If that weren't enough, all through the day we should recieve another 12-15 inches bringing the total 24 hr snow report to 27" inches of snow. Although we are exhausted after 3 continuous days of skiing, we can't pass up another powder day. Assuming we don't get stopped at the base of Little Cottonwood canyon, we'll enjoy our day at Alta who recieves over 500 inches of snow a year !!
Signing off for now,
-mark
Signing off for now,
-mark
Monday, January 28, 2008
Utah 2008!!! - 28 Jan 08
Folks,
Tom, Jon and myself have arrived here in Park City with perfect timing. Last year it seemed as though the snow gods were against us, as no snow fell the entire 10 days we stayed in PC. This year is a completely different story, and certainly serves as our redemption year. Not only are we receiving snow, but epic amounts of it. It seems as though the "greatest snow on earth" will continue to fall almost everyday this week in mass amounts. A giant storm slammed the Wasatch mountain range both yesterday and today. When all is said and done, we should have close to 24 inches of snow to ski tomorrow morning. If this wasn't enough, the storms will continue to roll in after a brief break. Tuesday into wednesday we are destined to receive 14-22 inches of snow and then further storms later in the week.
Yesterday's adventure at The Canyons gave us a little primer to what we skied today at Deer Valley. Can you say powder turn after powder turn? All three skied well through the treacherous conditions we encountered. 50 mph winds, whiteouts, and of course the cold drove the masses away from the mountain but not the stubborn powder junkies. This was perfect as it left much of the mountain open and run after run of powder :-)
Tomorrow we are planning to do Deer Valley, which should have close to 2 ft of snow to ski. We are praying that empire canyon will be opened as it was closed all day due to avalanche control and high winds. On an added note it seems as though my uncle Colin will be observing the powder rule and joining us for some good times tomorrow morning :-)
Signing off for now!
-mark
p.s see following post for pictures!
Tom, Jon and myself have arrived here in Park City with perfect timing. Last year it seemed as though the snow gods were against us, as no snow fell the entire 10 days we stayed in PC. This year is a completely different story, and certainly serves as our redemption year. Not only are we receiving snow, but epic amounts of it. It seems as though the "greatest snow on earth" will continue to fall almost everyday this week in mass amounts. A giant storm slammed the Wasatch mountain range both yesterday and today. When all is said and done, we should have close to 24 inches of snow to ski tomorrow morning. If this wasn't enough, the storms will continue to roll in after a brief break. Tuesday into wednesday we are destined to receive 14-22 inches of snow and then further storms later in the week.
Yesterday's adventure at The Canyons gave us a little primer to what we skied today at Deer Valley. Can you say powder turn after powder turn? All three skied well through the treacherous conditions we encountered. 50 mph winds, whiteouts, and of course the cold drove the masses away from the mountain but not the stubborn powder junkies. This was perfect as it left much of the mountain open and run after run of powder :-)
Tomorrow we are planning to do Deer Valley, which should have close to 2 ft of snow to ski. We are praying that empire canyon will be opened as it was closed all day due to avalanche control and high winds. On an added note it seems as though my uncle Colin will be observing the powder rule and joining us for some good times tomorrow morning :-)
Signing off for now!
-mark
p.s see following post for pictures!
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