Imagine 90 seconds of beer‑fueled maniacs in psychedelic onesies and tutus blasting off in rapid succession on skinny ’70s wood‑lam skis—each rocking a porn‑stache, mullet, and disco sideburns. This. Is. Closing Day on 4/20 at Ala Ski Area
Category: Downhill Skiing
Devil’s Castle Opens – POW Fest Conditions
Days like these at Alta Ski Area are what it is all about. After a long, hard, sweaty side-step to The Wall, the skier is rewarded with a very long powder line! Wow.
High Rustler to Stump Shot to Regal Chute to Rustler 4 to 180 Bend at Alta Ski Area
In high winds and low visibility, the trees are the place to go. Here’s some fun and spicy steep tree skiing at Alta Ski Area. Here I start at the top of Alf’s High Rustler then hit: Stump Shot, Regal Chute, Rustler 4 and end on 180 Bend. Getting to some of these spots is half the fun.
Alta Ski Area – 2nd Chute to Ballroom
The three chutes on the slope of East Baldy don’t get much press. They’re not open often because the wind and sun exposure can make the snow very crusty and hard to ski.
But when conditions are right these chutes can be very fun. Short fun, but fun!
Lower Greeley Hill
With the massive amount of snow we had last year this section of scrub brush wasn’t even visible. This year with about a 100 inch base, it’s currently a fun, low angle obstacle course. If you ski stuff like this, make sure you don’t use pole straps. In fact, never use pole straps. 
First Look: Stance Performance Socks for Hiking, Skiing and More
I’m happy to report that I’ve got some new socks in for review from Stance. There are several models/styles for varying sports.
Performance Socks
For general sports the “Performance” model is the stance offering. I’ve got some tab height nylon blends in black, gray and white. I just tried my first pair on a mountain bike ride this evening. I just happened to bag my biggest ascent ever. Coincidence?
Hiking Socks
I can’t wait to try out the mid cushion Jimmy Chin model hiking socks, and the merino wool blend hiking socks.
Skiing Socks
It’s 105 degrees here, but it’s never too early to get the gear ready for next ski season! I’ve got a couple of pairs of Stance ski socks to try out when the snow flies.
Gunsight – July 16th 2023
My summer tradition of skiing Gunsight at Alta Ski Area continues. I hit Gunsight a couple of days ago and it was, uh, not good skiing.
The chute was full of large sun-cups, rocks, pine cones, branches, and even one lady’s season pass to Jackson Hole. When I got home it took me quite a bit of time to rub off the pine sap from the bottoms of my skis.
The summer road wasn’t open yet, so I had to hike up from the Albion parking lot, which added about another 2 miles round trip of hiking in the heat. At the start of the hike it was 80 degrees and when I finished it was 85. Very hot for up there. By the time I got to the top of Gunsight I was asking myself if my season was finally over due to the ever worsening effort to reward ratio.