2018 Utah Gathering Photos and Trip Reports

[Jim Kenney]

Gorgeous day at Alta. The kind of weather, skiing and camaraderie we cross the country for!

 

[John Webb]

Where's Pugski?
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That photo is a bit early. I tagged it with a pugski sticker. I think @Matchstix or someone then took an updated photo.
Pls post.

 

[tromano]

Today was a good day at Alta. @SBrown shredin

 

[Andy Mink]

Gorgeous day at Alta. The kind of weather, skiing and camaraderie we cross the country for! View attachment 40877 View attachment 40878 View attachment 40879 View attachment 40880 View attachment 40881 View attachment 40882 View attachment 40883 View attachment 40884 View attachment 40885 View attachment 40886 View attachment 40887 View attachment 40888 View attachment 40889 View attachment 40890 View attachment 40891 View attachment 40892 View attachment 40893 View attachment 40894 View attachment 40895 View attachment 40896 View attachment 40897 View attachment 40898 View attachment 40899 View attachment 40900 View attachment 40901 View attachment 40902 View attachment 40903 View attachment 40904

Great pics. Next time I'll buckle my boots.

 

[Pierre]

We leave tomorrow. Will ski with you all on Friday at SnowBird. Haven't skied there in more than 30 years.

 

[Jim Kenney]

More of the ladies and then some of the guys in Catherines, 3/6/18 at Alta.

 

[dbostedo]

To quote @MattSmith, "things are getting weird at the GMD tonight."

 

[Jim Kenney]

more from 3/6/18 Alta

 

[Andy Mink]

Alta ladies.

 

[Tony S]

@Needham , @mdf , @Crank , "Cecret Stash", Alta.

 

[Tony S]

@Crank, being creative



@Needham , ditto

 

[Jim Kenney]

Devils Castle including young huckers of about a 60 foot rock. Tom rooted them on!

 

[Jim Kenney]

Mostly Greeley at Alta 3/7, including One Pole John scrambling out of a tight spot, whew!.

 

[Matchstix]

Wow, what a day. First off big thanks to @Vince for showing us around all day. You know some seriously great spots!

Started out with a couple Wildcat runs, nice soft tree spots under there. We got a run on Ballroom not long after it opened, it was so good we did it again despite the line on the traverse in. @Poolskier Vinny hit a nice line on the second time through
We hit a few things off of Sugarbush and Supreme before lunch, here's @Unpiste coming down one of those runs. We decided to stay at Alfs so we could stay near Devils Castle. It opened right around 12:30, we managed to hit it about 20 minutes after it opened and hit some great fresh. Back to that same area afterwords, here's @Vince @Poolskier Vinny and @Unpiste heading down.
Last run for me was over High Traverse and up and into Eagles Nest or something near it. A bit of a sketchy entrance of either rocks or a no-fall turn, but the snow was fantastic below. Stoked for more days with this crew, hopefully the legs keep up!

Had a nice après ski, helped that my dad, Vinny and Alfred ended that last run at 4:45!!

 

[Matchstix]

Also can't forget @John Webb slapping that PugSki sticker!

 

[Jim Kenney]

last batch 3/7

 

[Pumba]

Great day over at the Bird! Sorry we missed everyone at Snowbasin but the fresh was just too much to pass up.

Got a nice video of @Tony S, @Needham @KevinF and @mdf coming down to the base area at the beginning of the day.



Also took a few shots of @Needham, didn't want to stop for photos most of the day!
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Amazing snow over in Mineral Basin when we got in 5 mins after it opened. Hip deep for a few turns! Crowds were too much at the lift so we came back to the frontside, did a few off of Little Cloud and the Gad chairs, found some great snow and some nice trees. After we got split up towards the end of the day, I did one more run in Mineral Basin at 3:15. The snow was chopped up and getting a little thick, but it was a blast to cut up the empty bowl for the 2nd to last run.

On our way out we found my dad's boots in a glass case! So old they're a museum exhibit
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See everyone bright and early at Alta tomorrow!

I think this picture is adorable. You really do look like a little kid looking into a candy shop...”please, sir?”...

 

[aveski]

@Pumba

 

[Tony S]

@Crank and @Needham , NOT fooling around.

 

[Tony S]

@mdf