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Alta and Brighton

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*Fujative*
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I will be there for spring break for the first week of march. how are they?
Feb 12 2007 9:55AM
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R.Fahey
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I have a pass to Brighton, but have skied Alta a decent amount. They're way different. For sure try both and see what you like. Alta has that skiers only, super classic yet gnarley feel to it. lots of traversing, lots of amazing shit. Brighton is a bunch of flair bear snowboarders, but on a pow day can be pretty sick. Lots of little cliffs and fun things everywhere. Have Fun.
Feb 13 2007 12:19AM
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bucketman
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im gunna be in alta the first week of march too. iv heard they are way behind on snow totals. how is the snow there? nice and soft or is it gunna be bumps everywhere?
Feb 17 2007 1:39PM
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3ski6guy0
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well nobody can predict the weather so if it snows itll be good, and if it doesnt it wont that great
Feb 17 2007 1:53PM
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kristie
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Well on your first day out here, it will be snowing really hard, and you'll get epic faceshots.  Then the next day it will be bluebird.  Then it will warm up a bunch and freeze into a crust overnight, so the day after that will suck.  Then the next day, we'll get like, an inch, but it will be dust on crust, so it will still kind of suck.  Then it will warm back up and then it will cool back down and then we'll get 2 feet of snow.
Feb 18 2007 1:47AM
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ThaHater
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alta closes down at the end of feburary because it is on national forest land and birds nest in the area.

brighton is alright the first week of march, lots of slushy spring conditions, and fun pond skims. Plus all these moose show up and they are really fun to ski around and race down the mountain. One time a moose was chasing my buddy down the mountain and I skied up behind the moose and jumped on him and then rode him around and made him ram gapers with his massive antlers. it all ended with me having to use the edge of my skis kung fu style to slash down fifty-five ski patollors and fleeing down the mountain towards midway.

March is a dangerous time with all the political turmoil and lepers in the woods.
Feb 18 2007 12:12PM
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*Fujative*
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so if alta is closed, what other place could you recommend?
Feb 18 2007 1:12PM
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ProducerXXX
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For real? Epic.
Feb 18 2007 5:15PM
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bucketman
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what are the dates that they are closed?
Feb 18 2007 7:03PM
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bucketman
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thats a bunch of crap. alta doesnt close at the end of feb. i just called and asked.
Feb 18 2007 7:09PM
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ProducerXXX
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Yes, that sounded odd...
Feb 18 2007 7:15PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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hahahahahaha
Aug 22 2007 3:28PM
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Adrenaline
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ha ha ha wow. How did I miss this thread earlier in the season?
Aug 22 2007 7:15PM
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Switchin_Dirty
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 107
hahaha, Idk, but alta is closed, and will never open again. so don't even try to buy a pass. or come in march again, cuz there isn't gonna be any snow, or mountain, snowbird is blowing alta up to put in a bigger parking lot.
Aug 23 2007 1:35PM
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UTskier
Posts: 743 - Karma: 158
haha, I knew those Texans down the road would be Alta's undoing one day. RIP Alta. In other news, I hear they're turning Brighton into a golf course, they didn't have to change much.
Aug 24 2007 12:23PM
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FNJ
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hahahahahahaha
Aug 24 2007 1:59PM
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breck-love
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snowbird is going to have rollercoasters water slides and a shopping mall at the top. look out for the starbucks on gad 2. go corporate america!
Aug 24 2007 2:22PM
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FNJ
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lets get some shoes!
Aug 24 2007 2:28PM
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wolfmansbro
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damnit, i thought they were going to turn alta into a sledding hill not a parking lot. looks like im going to have to find a new place to bust out my snowlerblades and saucer
Aug 24 2007 3:57PM
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bradf0real
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those shoes cost 400 dOllers
Aug 25 2007 12:03AM
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breck-love
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i heard the owner of snowbird is going to make a revovling restaurant on the top of the tram. no joke. the suit cant stop.
Aug 25 2007 6:06AM
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