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Opening days at Alta & Snowbird

post #1 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:13pm
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Anyone going to get a few turns on opening weekend?

Michael
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post #2 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:15pm
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Anyone going to get a few turns on opening weekend?
Unless the weather rallies, I'm willing to bet opening day is going to be pushed back...
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post #3 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:18pm
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There is snow in the forecast for this weekend. Wishful thinking?
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post #4 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:23pm
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There is snow in the forecast for this weekend. Wishful thinking?
Last night they were starting to waffle on the forecast....
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post #5 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:29pm
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I'll wait and see. I have business in SLC on Thursday & bootwork Thursday night. I need to be in Denver on Monday. Colorado might be a better bet for the weekend...

Michael
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post #6 of 28
11/6/07 at 12:31pm
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Map...ld2=-111.62125
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post #7 of 28
11/6/07 at 3:16pm
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
INCLUDING...ALTA...BRIGHTON
318 PM MST TUE NOV 6 2007

SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS AT 8000 FEET IN THE MID 20S.
.VETERANS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS AT 8000 FEET AROUND 30.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AT 8000 FEET NEAR 15.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AT 8000 FEET IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AT 8000 FEET NEAR 20. HIGHS AT 8000 FEET IN
THE MID 30S. :
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post #8 of 28
11/6/07 at 5:08pm
I will be there lets hope its snows!! if not I will be skining.
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post #9 of 28
11/7/07 at 6:27am
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I will be there lets hope its snows!! if not I will be skining.
Hi Josh,

Great & yes, I hope it snows. I'll PM you with my contact info including Cell phone. I'll bring rock skis :.

Michael
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post #10 of 28
11/8/07 at 6:18am
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It looks like we'll have a group of 4 or 6, and I'll be the only non-Utard.

Anyone else, all is welcome.

...the forecast is actually starting to look purty good (It's all due to my trade-secret snow dance).

Michael
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post #11 of 28
11/8/07 at 6:35am
I'll add your request to the dance ticket...
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post #12 of 28
11/8/07 at 2:23pm
Probably be out that opening weekend. Depending on if they are actually open or whatefer.
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post #13 of 28
11/8/07 at 7:36pm
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/Map...1.65444&zone=1

we might have more than groomers

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/snow/mtnwx/mtnForecast.php
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post #14 of 28
11/8/07 at 8:26pm
It looks like we are breaking out of that high pressure. Just in time.
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post #15 of 28
11/8/07 at 8:44pm
if class is going well and i grease some profs palms i might head up for fri-sun.

anyone know if there are any early season ticket deals? i can't get the travelocity deal to work for these days.
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post #16 of 28
11/9/07 at 3:43pm
Whenever they open, that's when I'll be there (at Snowbird at least).

Is there a good way to meet up with the group?

e.
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post #17 of 28
11/9/07 at 6:11pm
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I'll provide via PM my cell phone # this weekend. Does someone want to pick a place & time?

Michael
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post #18 of 28
11/10/07 at 5:23am
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I'll provide via PM my cell phone # this weekend. Does someone want to pick a place & time?

Michael
got to see if they open first
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post #19 of 28
11/10/07 at 5:37am
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got to see if they open first
Went to pick my pass up last night....

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post #20 of 28
11/13/07 at 9:22am
Canyon forecast reports possible snow on Friday... Doesn't seem like it would be enough, but we can always hope!

Somone needs to throw a snowdance party I guess.

e.
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post #21 of 28
11/13/07 at 10:06am
The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard





Nov 12, 2007 - 08:36 PM
Alta Postpones Ski Season Opening

News - Resorts
Alta, UT - Warm, dry weather across the Intermountain West has taken its toll, as Alta Ski Area announced today that they will postpone Thursday's scheduled opening day until storms drop more snow on Utah's Wasatch Mountains.

"Our optimism for a November 15th opening hasn’t been supported by Mother Nature," Alta spokesperson Connie Marshall conceded this afternoon. Referring to Sunday's snowstorm, Marshall said, "Our first storm in two weeks gave us five inches of snow and cooler temperatures so we can now make snow at night. Pray for another storm or two. We’ll open as soon as conditions allow."
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post #22 of 28
11/13/07 at 12:00pm
Saw that yesterday.

So I'm spending another weekend working in ABQ. Ugh.
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post #23 of 28
11/13/07 at 3:03pm
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Well everyone is telling me it's too mild and dry for early skiing in Utah this year . I'm following "plan B" driving to Colorado, no joke!

I'll see everyone at the Utah gathering during the first weekend in February.

Cheers,

Michael
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post #24 of 28
11/21/07 at 12:27pm
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What to do in Utah when snow in scarce...

Open a Starbuck location (no), start a polygamist colony (No, No, No).

Go to Arches National Park near Moab (Yes)!

http://www.putfile.com/barrettscv/images/161250

Michael
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post #25 of 28
11/21/07 at 12:37pm
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Anyone going to get a few turns on opening weekend?

Michael
No. But I envy you. Have a great time.
:

P.S. Thanks for taking the time to post your recent ski reviews.
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post #26 of 28
11/29/07 at 7:44pm
Alta opens tommorrow. Who's in? I'll be in a grey TNF softshell with either red Mantras or white topsheet blem Bros depending on the condition of the rocks...
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post #27 of 28
11/30/07 at 1:28am
Hope you enjoy yourself sir. I'll be holding down the fort down here, but please pour a little out for your homies and enjoy the goods.
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post #28 of 28
11/30/07 at 7:21am
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Area Forecast for:Wasatch Mountains South of I-80
Including: Alpine UT...Alta UT...Granite UT...Midway UT...Park City UT...Sandy UT

Today: Mostly cloudy. Breezy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers beginning in the late morning...then snow showers likely in the late afternoon. Accumulation near 1 inch. Highs at 8000 feet in the lower to mid 30s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.

Tonight: Snow. Accumulation 3 to 7 inches. Lows at 8000 feet near 20. Chance of snow 90 percent.

Saturday: Snow likely. Accumulation 4 to 8 inches. Highs at 8000 feet in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers in the evening...then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows at 8000 feet 5 to 10 above. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs at 8000 feet in the mid 30s.


I wish I was there!
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