Alta’s 903-inch 2022-23 ski season was punctuated by a bizarre start to April.
Beginning on April 3rd, a multi-day inter lodge trapped guests inside for multiple days. For those who don’t know, interlodge is when people are forced to stay inside due to extensive avalanche risk. You can’t go outside, ski, or drive up/down the canyon. This interlodge briefly ended on April 6th, until an avalanche at Snowbird resumed the interlodge. This interlodge eventually ended, but Alta & Snowbird had to modify their operations for a bit due to UDOT not allowing consistent travel up and down the canyon.
This week, The Daily Pow released a short film that documented their experience with this historic storm cycle. The video below features interviews with some of the trapped guests & employees and some great powder skiing.
Video Description via The Daily Pow: “In April of this year a gigantic winter storm hit Utah, serving as the grand finale to the historic record breaking season at Alta. 903 inches was the official total for the 2022-2023 winter. We were fortunate enough to spend the week up at Alta to witness for ourselves this incredible end to the winter.
It didn’t come without its downfalls. There was so much snow that huge avalanches hit the road in areas that haven’t seen that kind of activity in a long time. 80 year old trees were snapped like twigs. At one point Snowbird experienced a slide that crossed the road and threatened to bury children in the Chickadee area. Luckily no one was buried. We arrived at the lodge late Sunday night right before the road closed and it didn’t open again until Friday morning. There were two country club days-Monday and Thursday. Lots of hanging out in the lodge, hot tubbing and shooting the shit with vacationers and locals alike. What a way to finish off a record breaking season!”
Image/Video Credits: The Daily Pow, Alta Ski Area
