Mayuary

If Dr Seuss dreamed up a ski area he would imagine it with all kinds of twisted trees, ridges and valleys with snow stacked impossibly high into mushroom pillows. The terrain would be so intricate and varied that you could never explore every cranny in 20 years. It would be called snowbird. I love this place. What an Epic Day. I can't believe there are more than 200 inches of snow on the ground. It's a dream come true! These trees I found today in the picture below are the biggest three trees in the Alta Snowbird area and I had never discovered them in more than 20 years of exploring.

Also thank you Rossignol for the new skis which also contribute to impossible dreams coming true.

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I'm not sure when the photo below from the Avalanche Handbook was taken. But Alta is reporting 210 inch base right now and its not as deep as this picture! 5/2/2011 update...I went to Alta yesterday and was able to take the picture below for comparision. My angle is slightly off but it looks to me like there is currently more snow at Alta than what is showing in the older La Chappel photo. In the La Chaepell photo there is more new snow but not as much total base...In my opionion..