Posts tagged powder
Storm Days
Nov 9th
Wild Cat Pow from Scott Lommele on Vimeo.
I think anyone that regularly skis Alta can agree, storm days are better than blue bird powder days. I think the canyon may have been closed for a while in the morning, so we got some nice country club action at the start.
Janky Films Salty Days
Nov 5th
Salty Days
Janky Films released Salty Days a few weeks ago, saw some of these guys filming up in Grizzly Gulch and Rocky point over the winter. They put together a sweet free 33 minute movie from the past season. A little bit of something for everyone, cliffs, Wasatch blower, park, double flips, and much more. Go to Janky Films to check it out.
Rocky Point and Patsy Marley Lap
Nov 3rd
Patsy Marley at 10,525 ft is just outside of the boundaries of Alta, here is a view of it from my room at the Alta Lodge.
Patsy Marley
Ian, Alan, and I headed up late in the day after a small storm had come through and left us with a nice fresh coat of snow. It had gotten a bit windy during the day but the snow over in Rocky Point was still great. We decided to head up Patsy Marley and see what we could find. When we got to the top we started to traverse over to find a spot that was a little less tracked out. Patsy Marley is only about a 20 minute hike from the top of Rocky Point, so it can see a fair amount of traffic on a good day. Although I did not find an area that was completely untracked I was still able to get some good snow and make some great turns. Here is a short video starting with Rocky Point and finishing on Patsy Marley.
Cold and Deep from Scott Lommele on Vimeo.
Going Deep
Nov 3rd
One of the hidden treasures at Alta is an area named Keyhole. It is usually closed for avy control after big storms, but when it opens up it can a good place to find some of the deepest snow on the mountain. I headed over to the Keyhole late one afternoon with a fellow Alta Lodge employee Alan, we were some of the first people to get into the area after the storm. Alan told me that I should follow him down because he knew of a really cool line though a tight chute. It all sounded like a great idea to me, so I took out the helmet camera to film. As you can see in the video the snow was great, but the run did not end up as we had planned. A little bit of ice and rock in the chute caused Alan to fall, and by the time I saw him it was too late to do anything but bail. One more pole lost, but no worries Alan found me another pair the next day.
Never Follow Alan from Scott Lommele on Vimeo.