Here there be monsters…

With over 7 feet of snow from last weeks parade of storms the famine morphed into a feast in a hurry.  Unfortunately that buffet was laid out on a very angry table and the mountains have been biting back with a vengeance.  Sadly we’ve lost 2 soul’s in the Wasatch to the White Dragon this week.  RIP.  That said, the sun finally returned under stunning blue skies today and I was able to catch glimpses of the avalanches that caused so much chaos over the weekend around Alta / Snowbird.

Stunning view southeast from Mineral Basin.

Mineral Basin as seen from Alta.

Superior From the Alta parking lot.

Superior tweaked to show texture of slide paths. and amazingly, ski tracks.

Devil’s Castle

Devil’s Castle close up.

Oh yeah…and the skiing did not suck.  Sadly the return of blue skies offered little in the way of ski photography as the backcountry is dangerous beyond my comfort level and everything inbounds has been gorged upon by the swarming pow deprived hordes.  Bring on the next storm cycle Ullr!