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Skiing the Meadow Chutes & East Bowl in Silver Fork
Fast Facts: Start Elevation: 7,830 Peak Elevation: 10,242 Daily Vertical: 5,140 (see Strava ) Distance: 8.77 miles Elapsed Time: 5:18 Date: March 7, 2026 Alta reported 35 inches over a 48-hour period from March 4–6, and unlike most storms this year, it came in blower light with a density of just 5–6%. We storm-skied on the 6th and it was overhead pow—the kind of day you dream about all season. Despite this storm, we’re still experiencing one of the lowest snow years in decade
CJ Wolf
5 minutes ago3 min read
Skiing Football Field in the Meadow Chutes
Fast Facts: Start Elevation: 7,864 Peak Elevation: 97,81 Daily Vertical: 2,344 (see Strava ) Distance: 4.45 miles Elapsed Time: 1:46 Date: Jan 29, 2026 This winter is on pace to be the lowest-snow season since 2017/2018, when Alta reported just 388 inches. As of the end of January, Alta has recorded only 143 inches, and it hasn’t snowed since January 8 (21 days ago). Given those conditions, the fact that we’re backcountry skiing at all, and were able to find soft turns, felt
CJ Wolf
Jan 292 min read
Dromedary Peak Chute
Fast Facts: Start Elevation: 6,190 Peak Elevation: 10,732 Daily Vertical: 5,419 (see Strava ) Distance: 9.25 miles Elapsed Time: 4:15 Date: Jan 25, 2026 It had been 17 days since our last storm and the only real storm of January. This January will go down as one of the warmest and driest on record. As such, it was hard to find the motivation to ski today—but I couldn’t turn down a sufferfest inspired by my nephews. They had skied the day before in the Meadow Chutes of Silver
CJ Wolf
Jan 262 min read
Skiing Hanyak Heaven & Dark Ebony
Fast Facts: Start Elevation: 7,267 Peak Elevation: 10,374 Daily Vertical: 3,721 Distance: 8.07 miles Elapsed Time: 5:23 Date: Jan 11, 2026 Hanyak Heaven and Dark Ebony Video I had been wanting to ski a loop up Cardiff Fork and down Mineral Fork, and the snowpack was finally stable enough to execute the mission. I had peeked into Hanyak Heaven several times over the past year but never felt comfortable dropping in. Yesterday, however, I was skiing GB No on the east face of Min
CJ Wolf
Jan 112 min read
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