Category Archives: Alta

Posts related to skiing/life in Alta & Little Cottonwood Canyon

Town of Alta, UT

People who read Ski Bum Poet generally know all about Alta and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Yep. But some don’t. And for you folks, here’s a cool little write up on the area quoted direct from the Town of Alta website. It’s pretty much my dream to live up there full time one day…not own a… Read More »

Alta 16,000 Years Ago

When I first got to know my wife I was introduced to a world of rocks and ages that I never even considered up until that point. Danette studied Geology at USU and her passion for that science was contagious. I still always bug her with silly questions about Geologic time scales and rock formations.… Read More »

2009 Alta Opening – Wed 11/25

Official word just came down via Alta.com. Lifts will be running Wednesday morning, so gear up hippies! With the nice 10” weekend storm and the good snowmaking weather we will be ready to open this Wednesday at 9:15. We will open with our Collins detachable quad, offering top (10,400′) to bottom (8,530′) intermediate and expert… Read More »

The Daily POW

So we installed WordPress at AltaCam recently, but it’s not linked up from the site yet. I found the Panorama Theme by Themocracy from Underground Parent…and I think it’s damn sweet. I just customized the header graphic that came with the theme by using an array of ski photo contest winners over the last few… Read More »

Vintage Alta POWDER

How about this Alta footage! You may have seen this last year on the AltaCam Ski Forum, but a few weeks ago Mark (the guy who shot the film in 1974) posted a new, high-quality version. The best part about this: Although there are more people and tracks nowadays, the blower pow hasn’t changed a… Read More »

Nov 20th Alta Opening

Powderhound (Jesse) posted to AltaCam about opening day recently, and the season is definitely closing in on us. With a good snowpak start in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta announced that opening day for the 2009-10 ski season will be November 20th. That’s on a Friday, so sneak out of work and come up and say… Read More »