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Thanks for the local perspective. I enjoyed your sales pitch, but the mountain commentary was hilarious! Alta looks beautiful. We are already planning our trip for next year!
Thanks. Trying to walk the line between humor and obnoxious humor can be tough. But I'm guessing you could see where some of my personal pet peeves came out...
Gotta give you props, you did an amazing job. The advise was spot on, smoothly delivered and True. Please move off the traverse, thank you. I've said that so many times thru the decade.
Trying to state it with a little humor (or not show the frustration) was a bit tough. Best Altatude Local story I have relating to traversing: somebody had fallen below Ballroom Traverse in deep pow and was wallowing almost face down. Guy in front of me asks if they were ok, and upon receiving a thumbs-up said, "I like to make snow angels, too!" (Guy ended up being one of my best friends, so I'm not sure what that says about me!)
I started skiing Alta in 1989 during February Vacation. Once we retired I was fortunate to have spent 7 seasons living in SLC area and skiing Alta full time with friends who are locals. Your tips on proper educate are on target. I would also mention farming your tracks right along side the skier who drops in before you to conserve the available powder for the next skier. Never start traversing back and forth across a bowl of fresh powder. Basically once you drop in stay in the fall line. Momentum is your best friend to keep you floating and turning. If you enter an Avalanche gate it’s better to be with a group. There are 2,600 skiable acres so it not like the ski patrol will find you in a short time if your in trouble.
Excellent suggestions! I had to leave quite a few on the cutting room floor to try to keep this as close to 10 min as I could. Buddy skiing (or in groups) was one suggestion I forgot to mention - great point! Farming was not one of those suggestions; that's a seriously advanced concept found only at the most consistent powder hills! RIP "Farmer" Dave!
I first started skiing Alta in 1975 when it Brighton was $6.00 midweek and Alta was $10.00 midweek. Oh, those were the days. Oh, th be young again, and without this new hip. Maybe next year. I miss skiing Sugarloaf. Stopping for the the obligatory bowl of chili midmountain. I miss living at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon. One thing I never had problems with, back then were the problems with the myriad of autos of today clogging the canyon. Again, of to be young, again.
Such a great video!! Thanks for all the tips :) I was curious about the machine that you were using in the video at 9:46 for brushing the skiing technique.
@@exoticH4x0r You are welcome. I am afraid to say it, but those machine's don't come cheap. They're pretty bulletproof, however: the first one we had lasted over 25 years! There are cheaper knock-off versions out there, but I can't speak to the build quality, functionality, nor longevity.
Too bad Altabank isn't still Bank of AF, where I've been living for the past 20+ years. They've been tood to us, and our family and the AF Marching Band, of Which we've put 5 kids through! (Tood bad all of our money went to the band, education and not skiing... ;) )
“If you’re lucky, they might take you along and show you the goods themselves.” Ya, right. Not happening. All tourists are considered ‘beaters’ @Alta. With that said, I continue to visit Alta year after year as a tourist skier. No place like it.
That's why I put the "If you're lucky..." disclaimer. I've dragged folks to The Goods for the past 11 years. I even have repeat "customers" year after year in addition to standing invitations to ski and stay with others at their homes... on 3 different continents. Keep the optimism, and you might find the right locals!
I’ve only been to Alta on one trip, but I had a friendly local show me how to get to a certain section of the mountain. He didn’t take me under his wing for the day, just made a friendly suggestion to follow him for a traverse. And that’s all I needed. My line kept getting refilled with wind-blown powder for two days straight-I just lapped it until I was exhausted! I barely saw my tracks from the previous run, and only saw two or three people on the same general line in several hours each day. It was maybe the most memorable skiing I’ve ever done. But, yeah, I also caught some “Altatude” in a different section because I was traversing a little slower than a (different) guy behind me was hoping.
@@sc100ott The Local term for the phenomenon you described is "Free Refills". I almost fell off the chair laughing when I was first told that, because it's spot-on. I'm stoked you did get a small gesture of kindness that changed your trip for the better. And as for a snorting bull behind you on a traverse? I've let those clowns go past me only to have them slow ME down immediately afterwards - and I'm not fast! Their ego will either ruin your day or add ironic humor to it: choose the latter! Plus, it gives you a great "Altatude" Story! Everybody needs at least three of those.
"You lose things that didn't even belong to you"...yup heard that one from you before! Also, keeping in shape, do you recommend using the shake weight?? Asking for a friend....
@@heyyitsalexa I'm working on a subsequent follow-up video, actually. And the true gems are the outtakes; when I messed up the script the four-letter words were like Alta Powder in March: bottomless.
Yes, I'm trying to put together a "Expectations vs. Real Experience" video. Something like "Oh let's do the High-T, it looks good!" and then cut to footage of somebody maching across it with legs going like jackhammers.
