Snow!

We had a cold front with moisture come through the area and left about 15 inches in the mountains so I had no choice but to go up and investigate. Of course I took my skis. I got up early this morning and drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon. When I got to the Alta main parking lot there were about 20 cars and skiers already heading up. I strapped on the gear and joined them. I hiked to the top of the Collins lift and tried to follow the windblown pockets of snow on down and avoid rocks. I was mostly successful. On the way up I looked back at Mount Superior just as the first morning light hit the peak. It looked a lot more spectacular than my lame cell phone photo here. I also watched a pretty big group of hikers going up and down the main Baldy Chute. Props to these hearty souls. So put 2,000 feet of vertical on the 2011/2012 ski season.