WASATCH STOKE, CONDITIONS, OBSERVATIONS and ASSORTED DRIVAL 20-21

[schindlerpiste]

Has nothing to do with Gov. Herbert’s directive, right? Nono

[wasatch_carpetbagger]

Yea uhhhh... theres only 20" and there's no chance of that significantly changing before 11/20....

[wasatch_carpetbagger]

The real question is this going to make Alta push back now...

[altabird92]

Also not a single snow gun firing at solitude.

[Sirshredalot]

Solitude delays their opening on Nov 20th due to lack of snow. No new date announced.

Lack of snow, huh?

20 inches of fluff on top of wet dirt isn't enough to open anything. They're just scared of the COVID conga line for the WROD.

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[Dshack89]

This is a bummer, but I guess beggars cant be choosers. I'm relegated to dawn patrols most of this season and was looking forward to some Collins fitness laps the next week.

https://twitter.com/AltaSkiArea/stat...473737728?s=20

[HammySlapwagons]

Yea uhhhh... theres only 20" and there's no chance of that significantly changing before 11/20....

The euro is showing us getting significantly less snow. Hoping the GFS turns out to be the right one

[schindlerpiste]

If anyone wants to ski X-files and the grass bowl beyond Chute 10 this weekend, see you there.

[tBatt]

The real question is this going to make Alta push back now...

If Alta is the only place in either of the canyons forecasted to open 11/21 then perhaps not due potential overcrowding issues.

[muted]

20 inches of fluff on top of wet dirt isn't enough to open anything.

We are talking Solitude, on opening days I've been to they have had only the very short lower lifts open. Some snowmaking this week and 20" of snow for some bunny runs doesn't seem impossible but yeah it's cutting it close. /ArmchairSnowmaker

They're just scared of the COVID conga line for the WROD.

Sound like the correct answer. They can't spread people out enough on those lower lifts. Think of the pics created from that first day

[wasatch_carpetbagger]

Thats what I was thinking... with soli/bird/brighton closed, every kiddo in the valley is going to be tempted to bum rush alta. Especially if solitude doesnt open till after thanksgiving and alta is the only one open over the holidays.

[BLOOWERPOW]

I read somewhere that they're performing snowmaking repairs, which is the reason for the delay. Not sure if they ran into problems recently or what? Non-covid related.

[telefreewasatch]

If Alta is the only place in either of the canyons forecasted to open 11/21 then perhaps not due potential overcrowding issues.

Is this what Mike is thinking?
That'd be too bad cuz we could probably dish up Collins, Sugar, and Albion, eh?

[criscam]

This is a bummer, but I guess beggars cant be choosers. I'm relegated to dawn patrols most of this season and was looking forward to some Collins fitness laps the next week.

https://twitter.com/AltaSkiArea/stat...473737728?s=20

Same here. Oh well.


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[D-Roc]

Got some turns before the Alta edict... pretty all time despite shit visibility! A lot of fun had...

Ill be getting out on Veterans Day if any one else is heading up. Be nice to say hello from a socially distant perspective!

[thebear]

Did you get any confirmation emails? No one I know has yet.

Booked via ParkWhiz a couple of minutes before 9am this morning — three days in early January and got confirmation emails for each.

Used a Google account to login to ParkWhiz so may have skipped the signup cluster.


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[EWG]

Used a Google account to login to ParkWhiz so may have skipped the signup cluster.


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Savvy. I should have thought of that.

Worked in the end though.

[schindlerpiste]

Alta (Collins) closed to uphill traffic 4pm-8am; however, Albion up to Catherine's still open
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[Ryan.Tyler]

Alta (Collins) closed to uphill traffic; however, Albion up to Catherine's still open

Are you referring to outside of 8am-4pm or has there been an update to Collins being closed to uphill all together?


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[telefreewasatch]

Are you referring to outside of 8am-4pm or has there been an update to Collins being closed to uphill all together?

^^^
This. Gotta read the fine print.
'Cept for mw who is home already by 8 am...

[schindlerpiste]

4pm-8:00am

[tBatt]

Is this what Mike is thinking?
That'd be too bad cuz we could probably dish up Collins, Sugar, and Albion, eh?

There have been murmurs. No idea of legitimacy.
If we have a repeat this weekend, we could be looking preeettyy good.

[angry swede]

Heard Soli's main water pump for snow making went down and is something like a week out to get a new one. No man made till it is replaced.

[schindlerpiste]

A reason to ski Brighton early.

[pow_hnd]

Grizzly > Black Bess

Fins to the left, fins to the right, we were the only bait in town....