With plans to stay in Ogden, Utah for a few weeks this winter, it’s time to take some notes.
A shiny new subreddit /r/wasatch !
Planning a few days upcoming, say hi!
cottonwoods
- weather.gov/slc/snow
- https://wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com/
- https://www.mountainweather.com/mountain-states/utah/
- https://wbsguide.com/
snowbasin
- 2021 – On the closed Ninenty-Nine Ninety gates
- 2020 – wiki/Snowbasin
- 20xx – Powder Hounds snowbasin
- 2014 – Insiders Guide to Sidecountry
- 2009 – Ski Magazine
Trip reports
2021-01-24 – Beaver Mountain – Sunday funday near the Franklin Basin. wiki/Wasatch – Cache National Forest
2021-01-26 – Ogden Nordic – 10k morning skate ski in jeans
1/30 – Sat – Snow Basin
1/31 – Sun – PowMow
2/2 – Tue – Brighton
2/3 – Wed – Park City
2/4 – Thu – Alta
2/5 – Fri – Snowbird
2/6 – Sat – Alta
2/7 – Sun – Cherry Peak
2/9 – Tue – Ogden Nordic
2/12 – Fri – PowMow
2/12-15 – Presidents – AAI Rec Avi 2 – Cottonwoods
2/19 – Fri – Alta
2/20 – Sat – Brighton
2/21 – Sun – Mt Dell Nordic
… to Laramie Wyoming and south into Colorado Rockies
AAI Notes
Rough notes from Thursday eve:
- weather (see above)
- Tools
- Incline tools
- Terrain
- Southfacing slopes below 25 degrees early season don’t suffer as much from sun-baking due to low angle of reflection
- Colorado accident ref re slope angle
- Patsey Trees
- Day 1
- https://caltopo.com/m/10L3 Caltopo of area tomorrow, go to spruces TH area
- Spruces beacon rescue practice
- Mill D North Powder 3 Short afternoon
- Day 2
Cardiffpermit pulled- Mill D to Little Water and Sheep Shit Ridge
- Incredibly good low-angle skiing
- Day 3
- White Pine Fork left of Spire bench below Tri Chutes
- Dog Dish / Spire access route alternate considered
- Canyon closes at ~3pm
- Tuesday – Interlodge for ~60 hours !!
- Wednesday – Interlodge continues – no lifts run
- Thursday – Country club day (not present) – Canyon opens at ~2pm
- Friday – Some lifts run – Notable to see the maxxed out crowd