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Thanksgiving Storm

It’s been blustery Graupel all day long at our place on the Wasatch Back. Alta is probably already in the thick of it, and this one is going for at least another two or three days. Check out the screen grab of the map below from November 20th

Anyone remember Thanksgiving 2001 in Alta?

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Happy Halloween..

…from our family to yours And enjoy all that fresh POW in Little Cottonwood! We have 6-8 inches at the house but it’s looking like upper LCC got around 40..

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Culture of Incompetence

I have always considered myself to be at least somewhat compassionate, patient and tolerant. Lately I have been even more conscious of these personal attributes, ever since I subscribed to a daily thought/quotation from the Dalia Lama on Facebook. After all how could one not want to start their day reading something like the following..

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Spirit of Utah

Lotsa really good footage and scenery from around the state. Nice work rukusaki and great music from Codi Jordan..

The Last Month

Well actually, it’s been over a month since I’ve posted here. Sorry, I always seem to do this. Get bogged down with a busy stretch of work, or as the case this time, with major life events like having a baby. Owen Greeley Marcoccia was born on March 25th, 2010 in Park City, Utah. Everything [...]

It’s Called Fun

New teaser vid clip of some sorts from Julian.. best watched with sound.

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Outdoor Affiliate Events

I’m about to start a busy ten days smack in the middle of the Utah January thaw. Maybe the real deal POW will show up when I’ll need it most  towards the end of the month. Although I certainly wouldn’t complain if I was on top of Baldy today. Check out Alta’s pic of the [...]

New Year’s Blue Moon

We have a New Year’s Blue Moon. And there’s powder snow at Alta. Not too shabby, eh? I heard this story on NPR this morning on my way to the office:

A Blue Moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern, and results in two full moons in one [...]

From someone in the know…

Here is a little info from someone in the know, about the coming storm. Looks good…we sure could use it in the Wasatch. Looks like Wednesday morning might be the one…National Weather Service Alta, UT Looks like its coming in right side up. The first foot is a little heavy- around 8% and the second [...]

Pay the price..

I’ve paid the price two times in two days on high boy. It’s been good exploring on low snowpak. That’s important at Alta. When the powder comes you can take all you want, but always be willing to pay the price when there’s none.