No ski week is complete without a day at Alta. Alta is the best ski area in the state, maybe in the nation. Today we had an interesting experience, though: The day started muggy and overcast with a couple of fresh inches from overnight. But, by about 1:30p, a strong, dark storm took over. We had an episode of thundersnow, which quickly added up to about five inches, but also closed the lifts. Fortunately, we were at the bottom of Superior, so we ducked in to Alf's for a beer. After 40 minutes they announced that Superior would not re-open; we jumped on Sugarloaf, hoping to get back to the Collins side before the end of the day. At that point, the snow came in so hard that I could no longer see through my sunglasses. It took me at least 30 minutes to make it down to Collins, by which time they had closed it for good. Unfortunately, Benson, who had waited for me, missed his opportunity for one last run.
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