JFskiDan

Alta area Hi 23 °F Hazardous weather condition(s): <a href="http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=UTZ008&warncounty=UTC035&firewxzone=UTZ427&local_place1=Alta+UT&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning">Winter Storm Warning Avalanche Watch Hazardous Weather Outlook Today: Snow, mainly after 11am. High near 22. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 20 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Tonight: Snow. Temperature rising to around 25 by 8pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 17 and 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible. Thursday: Snow. High near 30. Windy, with a west southwest wind between 21 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 21 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible. Friday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Saturday: Snow. High near 31. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

UTZ006-180015- /O.CON.KSLC.WS.A.0001.120118T1900Z-120120T0000Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY 100 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OVER TWO FEET OF SNOW IN THE OGDEN VALLEY NEAR LIBERTY AND EDEN.

maybe some snow this weekend, too.

i'm in for friday and saturday. floyds and risk it should be neato.

We got a little coating of snow overnight which i think equates to about 4" on the JFBB ruler that they use for measuring snow. nice day today, everything skied real nice, except maybe the most right hand side of challange glade, both John and I found some things that had a negative effect on our forward momentum, and learned that gravity is in fact still working at Jack Frost. Nice to make some runs with C1, John and Dom today. like C1 said, they are absoulutly pounding Floyds with snow, and risk it seems to be benefiting from that. From the looks of Floyds, i would think R2 will be able to ski lehigh on monday, as they were blowing on that as well.

Risk it is not on the current trail map.......there are some older versions floating around which i believe it is on.

Met up with PC about 8:15 am on East Mountain. Snow makers put down quite a bit of fresh stuff last night. Challenge glade, E-glade and the Elevator all had real nice untracked snow in them. Challange glade was probably the run of the day as you could really fly through the trees. The snow held up really nice all through the day, making today number one day at Frost. They were blowing on lehigh and telstar/floyds/risk it all day. Skied until about 2 pm, with lighter than normal crowds for this weekend, i dont recall having to wait for a lift more than twice. We had PC's gopro out for a few runs so he might have some decent footage. Challange glade, cell phone vid, so, beware, this may make you dizzy, or sea sick.

ha ha ha ha ha .......this deserves than a like........

i skied from about 10 am until noon. frozen hard pack with just a coating of fresh on top. They were turning on the fan guns as i was making my first runs. Except for the top, East mountain was better protected from the winds than the other slopes. Fan guns can really lay down some snow quick, and that really made it nice for the few runs i was able to make. i left feeling like tomorrow will be a really nice day. the wind was really carrying the snow from the guns on challenge right into the glade. same on east as far as the elevator.

Got on the ice a little late today, about 9:30. first stop was at the top of challenge glade, which i could see my reflection on. Everything else was shaved ice on top of ice. Made 4-5 runs and called it quits. Friday was great, saturday warmed up too fast, and today just out right sucked.

i read a little further than i should have. [insert queesy stomach barfing smily here] I hope this shits coming to an end for you.

E-glade was really nice. Elevator was nice on the top and the side closest to the E-glade, provided you dont mind skiing over some stickers there was a nice thin layer of powder there. The baller route was really hard packed manmade. softened up a little around 10:30. Challenge glade was nice, but just like C1 said, a little thin down by the lift. not quite top to bottom, but a huge improvement over last week. its probably 85%. Props to the snowmakers and groomers. Both E-glade and Elevator had good coverage, and there werent any huge snow boulders rolled in there like last year. Crowds got a little too heavy for me at just after 11. Really good snow day.

the first one is day off on the slopes.....very crowded skiing. like C1 said, get in early, and get out early. 2nd one is the cardboard classic...very few people actually ski that day, but parking is a nightmare. all the lots are full, and people are parked along the road coming in.

please dont tell me this coming friday is wmmr day.

i took the same walk. i guess the good news part of this picture is there is a ton of snow in the E glade. i am thankful to be back to skiing, but its been like groundhog day every day at frost. little bit of challange glade, challenge, thunderbolt, demattes, then exhibition.....rinse and repeat. definetly need to get east mt. opened up.

nope. Lehigh looks like a fairway, and i think that was his slope of choice.

looking like it needs a lawnmower.

Nice brisk morning, it was 16 degrees when i left the house. Pulled in around 8:15, just a little more crowded today than days past. Lots of snowmaking last night, mostly freshening things up on the trails that took a beating with the rain,and snowmaking has begun on east mountain. Challenge glade was really nice, much more skiable than yesterday, but still not top to bottom. a few places, although decent coverage, its still easy to find some rocks to ski over. Challange was really nice, fresh snow top to bottom. Thunderbolt was interesting as only about half of it had new snow on it. The transition from new stuff to yesterdays groomed stuff was kind of interesting. Thunderbolt also had a bunch of whales on it from overnight that they did not groom out, making this the entertainment area for the lift that passes over it. lots of people jumping over the whales, and landing in the next one. made a few runs by myself before meeting up with my neighbors,and skiing with them. We ate lunch at about noon, which is the perfect time if you want to spend most of your time looking for a table. made a few handful of runs after lunch, and left around 2:15. crowds were light until about 11am, then pretty heavy from then on, but not quite as bad as i have seen them in years past for this week. pictures, pictures......... Whales on Thunderbolt Challenge Glade....pretty nice. East Mountain. I had high hopes that this was going to look a little better, but it didnt. not quite sure why snowmaking was shut down around 11 am while the temp was 25 degrees. Going through the Blue Mountain post i saw snowmaking was still going at 3 pm. Maybe fluffy will explain it for me. Lehigh....no snowmaking yet, no great loss.

Conditions today where crunchy hardpack. It was actually better than i thought it might be though. things loosened up a little with traffic, but nothing real special. The trails survived the rain, but Exhibition is hanging on by a thread. the little bit of what was skiable in the trees took a beating pretty good. Fortunatly temps are on the way down, and there seemed to be some activity by the snowmaking crew. seems like its 2 steps forward, then 1 step backwards with this weather.

Pretty nice conditions this morning, pulled into the lot this morning at 8 am,and it was not crowded at all. cord early on, which loosened up into some nice soft snow. The glades are ok, you can ski about 1/4 of challenge glade, more if you dont like your bases. made about 20 runs on Challenge, Thunderbolt, Demattes and Exhibition, and by 11 am things where getting a little crowded. i left just after 11, and there was still a steady stream of vehicles rolling in even though the forecast for the balance of the afternoon was rain. Thunderbolt Challange Glade, still a little "sticky" Over all a nice morning, but things really need to get going over on east mountain, and the glades.

i would have to assume they have not done anything on east yet, right?

why is this so important to you?

i thought there was something floating around about this over the summer.. i guess its final now. anyways, that seems to be good news.

look for a TR from this time last year from Moe, he went to Snowshoe when they were getting some decent snow.

really nice today. they blew snow on top of everything yesterday, which was a big benefit for today. challange glade is coming along, but still needs a little love as you need to pick your way through there in spots. met up with vinny for our last run as all of us where just about to leave at about 11.30. good snow day.