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ALPINE MEADOWS …..from http://www.tetongravity.com/forums   North facing slopes off Summit were good through Monday (D-chutes, Perils, Low Beaver). The right side of Palisades 1 held the best snow for the Palisades. Sherwood and the High-T are soup by 11AM. Scott corns up nicely in the afternoon. Expert Shortcut, Counterweight Gully, etc, all good…..And oh yeah, the stash might still be hiding in the skier's right trees of Estelle Bowl. Deep fluff in there on Friday……

from http://www.tetongravity.com/forums

Saturday found variable conditions. Good coverage on the groomed slopes and snow conditions good. Off piste, the previous soft, mushy stuff from our spring-like conditions froze solid, with a bit of the new powder nestled in the troughs of any bumps. Bottom of Beaver was pretty good. Sherwood was absolutely horrible–no wonder no one was there: Very firm and uneven, and any “powder” at the bottom was very heavy. Some good powder off of Scott toward Gentian. Hopefully these new storms will bring enough to cover all the inconsistencies and we can start over.

from http://www.tetongravity.com/forums….

….Fun snow, weird storm cycle weather. Started off clear and cold. Blue Bird for the first 4 runs then and erie fog up on summit. Over on Scott looking back to summit was neat. Getting up into the fog it was coooold and the wind started blowing over the ridge smoothing things out. Then it started to snow again……crowds were minimal. Oh and one thing that was nice for a powder day was that the ENTIRE mountain opened at 9. Everyone scattered leaving some of the easy stuff such as d chutes and sisters that usually are the first to disappear still good on laps 4 and 5!

from Chris C. via iphone

Great powder and good back country coverage at alpine - visibility moderate with midday high winds

ALPINE MEADOWS…..from http://www.unofficialalpine.com…..Sunshine, low winds, relatively warm temperatures and soft winter snow on the north facing slopes. Waterfall, D6, D7, Deer Camp, Counter Weight Gully, High Yellow, Palisades (East and West) and most of the other north facing runs were just right. There are moguls in these areas that have grown, but they are forgiving……

2/27 FROM http://www.tetongravity.com/forums….

Basically hiked Wolverine, Beaver, Estelle and Pond Rocks all morning. A lap in each. Good snow, chalky, but very grabby. Variable in parts where there would be a wind crust, but easily breakable to about 8-10 of pow. Actually wish I had my Megawatts instead of Goats.

Hit Sherwood way too late, so it was pretty baked by that time.

Last run was Couterweight Gully. Apparently no one skied that all day today, b/c I hit at 4:15, was in the shade, and all powder. I guess I was in the middle chute. Good sized sluffs on each turn.

from http://www.unofficialalpine.com

3/10…The morning air was cold today, but it did not take long to warm to a tolerable degree. I think we began the day just below 20 degrees and hit highs into the 40's at the base. It was warmer in the upper elevations than in the valleys. A picture perfect sky helped everyone's attitude, as did the lack of wind at the summit. Of course the groomers were splendid, but off piste was just as good this morning…..

ALPINE MEADOWS….3/24 from http://www.unofficialalpine.co…..nbsp;  We found plenty of lines off the Sherwood lift this morning, avoiding the higher winds at the top of Alpine Bowl Chair (Summit was not operating in the morning). Sherwood Cliffs, Our Father, and Expert Short Cut offered good deep powder turns. A little hiking took us to the top of Lakeview Chair (not operating) where we found Outer Limits to have a few tracks, but plenty of fresh powder. Skiing is excellent. I spoke to a few people that skied F Tree, and High T that reported excellent powder. The pack should be super tomorrow…..