The 2019-20 season was one to remember, and maybe not for the reasons that we are used to. A snowy start to the season had Alta on pace to eclipse last year’s prodigious snowfall totals. Then the snowstorms yielded to storms of a global pandemic and nationwide social unrest. Escape the dog days of summer with the historic storms, bluebird powder days and, of course, avalanche dogs that comprise the ten most popular moments from the 2019-20 season.
We've tallied up all of the likes, comments and shares from the 2019-20 season. Without further ado, here are the Top 10 Stories from the 2019-20 ski season at Alta Ski Area.
#10: Neck-Deep November | November 30th, 2019
| The 2019-20 season arrived with a bang! After a few dry weeks to start November, a big winter storm arrived just in time for Alta’s Opening Weekend. From November 25th through November 30th, Alta received 69.5” (five feet, 9.5 inches) of snow. |
#9: Reopening After the Storm | February 8th, 2020
| An unprecedented storm took aim at Alta in the first week of February. After staying closed for two days, Alta Ski Area reopened on a Saturday morning. 33” of new snow and a little sun. |
#8: Opening Day Stoke | November 29th, 2019
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The 2019-20 season arrived with a bang! After a few dry weeks to start November, a big winter storm arrived just in time for Alta’s Opening Weekend.
Photos: Rocko Menzyk
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#7: Earth Day Love | April 22nd, 2020
| Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day—a gallery of Alta’s natural beauty. |
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#6: Northwest Flow Delivers | January 13th, 2020
#5: Digging Out | January 14th, 2020
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The northwest flow let up for a day, allowing lodge employees to dig out the roofs. Then they attempted to locate their buried vehicles and dig those out as well.
Photos: Rocko Menzyk
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#4: Historic Weather Week | February 9th, 2020
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One of the wildest storms in recent memory, a moist flow of snow and wind took aim at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon for several days in early-February. Winds whipped for 72 consecutive hours, overloading slopes with snow and water, creating one of the worst avalanche problems in years. Alta Ski Area closed for two days and guests and residents of Alta hunkered down during a record-long 52-hour Interlodge.
Photos: Rocko Menzyk & Matt Neborsky
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#3: Bluebird Powder Day | January 10th, 2020
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There is something timeless about bluebird powder days at Alta. This unknown, at the time, female skier dives into first tracks under Wildcat lift on a Friday morning in January. The stoke from the chair was present all day long on what wound up being one of the best powder days of the season.
Skier: Sarah Scott
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#2: OC—Our newest patrol Dog | February 21st, 2020
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The Alta Ski Patrol’s newest member is OC. Named after Alta ski patroller and one of the first avalanche dog handlers at Alta, Dan O’Conner. Puppies. Snow. and slow-mo. We just tried not to get in the way of this magical moment.
Learn more about O.C. and how he got his name >
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#1: 102-Year-Old Skis Alta | February 28th, 2020
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Proving age is just a number once again, George Jedenoff hit the slopes of Alta at 102 years young. While he was old enough to vote when Alta opened for the first time in 1938, George didn’t learn to ski until the 1970s, when he visited Alta for the first time. George was hooked from the beginning and has been skiing Alta ever since. He first gained some notoriety in the ski world as a 95-year-old powderhound, but he isn’t done yet. We were honored to help capture another year of George tearing up powder snow at Alta.
Meet George Jedenoff, Alta's 102-year-old Powderhound >
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