In case you missed it, here are bits and pieces from here and there about several of our favorite winter resorts East and West, to help you plan your downhill or XC time and your time before, during or after. See you on the slopes! 

Birding on Skis at Alta

This is a unique winter adventure. Alta’s Birding on Skis program let you glide through  breathtaking snowy landscapes while expert guides birding from Tracy Aviary lead you to discover the diverse avian species that thrive in the Wasatch Mountains in winter.  Immerse yourself in the tranquility of nature, learn about the fascinating behaviors of winter birds, and create lasting memories against Alta’s beautiful snow-covered terrain. Registration required.

Birding tours are 9am-Noon on the 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of each month. Meet at the bottom of Collins lift by 8:50am with a lift tiket or season pass, all your gear and ready to ski. Participants must be at least 12 years old and able to ski intermediate, groomed runs.

• February 8^th and 22^nd
• March 14^th and 28^th
• April 11^th and Alta Earth Day (TBA)

Jackson Hole Kings & Queens of Corbet’s Competition – Cancelled

JH Kings and Queens of Corbets Veronica Paulson first womans backflip

Jackson Hole is saddened to announce that Kings & Queens of Corbet’s 2024 is cancelled.

The Jackson Hole Ski Patrol, Mountain Operations, Event Leadership, and current/former competitors have been working together to assess conditions in the Couloir for the competition scheduled for Feb. 3-10. 80” of snow has blanketed the Resort in the past two weeks and the mountain is open wall-to-wall.

However, Corbet’s Couloir requires specific weather factors to fill in properly and create a competition-worthy environment that supports landing mind-blowing tricks and carrying high speed through it. Unfortunately, this last storm didn’t deliver what we needed. Upon first-hand inspection of the snowpack within the Couloir, the competitors agreed that conditions are not at the level needed to run an elite competition. However, they all agreed that it is skiable for those with expert abilities. We are working to open Corbet’s to our guests very soon and will update you when it’s ready.

Kings & Queens veteran Veronica Belle says, “Corbet’s is skiing great, but conditions are not there to do what we want to do. As athletes, we all want to show off our best skiing, and right now the conditions are not safe enough for us to put on the show we usually do. I’ve trained all year for this and now I have another year to keep training and dreaming about my run.

Also see our recent article on where to ski and what to do in Jackson Hole. 

https://seniorsskiing.com/seniorsskiing-guide-jackson-hole-not-for-experts-only/

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Evelyn Kanter is a NYC-based travel and environmental writer and a senior skier who would rather ride a chairlift, river raft or zipline than the subway, and has done so in the more than 100 countries she’s visited, skiing in many of them. In what she calls a “previous life”, she was a TV and radio news reporter for ABC News and CBS News, now a regular contributor to major publications, including airline inflights and AAA magazines, and has written or contributed to more than a dozen travel guidebooks.Her latest are “100 Things to Do in NYC Before You Die”, Fodor’s Essential Germany and Fodor’s New York City. Evelyn's website is www.ecoxplorer.com

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