I’m planning on getting an ikon pass next year and was wondering what resorts in either Colorado or Utah you would recommend Also I’ll be there during late December to January so keep that in mind
it's crazy to me that solitude can open so much earlier but alta only opens a couple weeks later with basically everything open off those lifts while solitude still has only 1 run
Yeah! I would rather wait a little longer for coverage rather than just open a groomer off the bottom but I think there needs to be quite a bit more snowpack in LCC to open safely
Lucas, Looks like epic skiing. I lived in Aspen For almost 50 years. Skied almost every day. 50 years do the math. Unfortunately I have stage 5 kidney disease and now I’m in Grand Junction doing dialysis 3 days a week. However being able to watch videos like yours keeps me in touch with the sport. I am a Altaholic. Keep the Petex side down. Thanks for the vids.
and that is why little cottonwood canyon is better than most ranges in the US. I keep telling my brothers and friends to stop always going to Park City, and go hit up Alta, Snowbird, and Brighton. Some of the best skiing in the US, IMO. Also, I think this is first video i have seen where you actually filmed you falling. Ha
Good ol lake effect snow. I had a season pass to Alta one winter when we lived down there. Did alot of poking around and finding the not so hidden gems. No bad days😅.
Nice! Brings back memories of the days of my youth. Alta, Snowbird and surrounds were always the most reliable for early season snow coverage, and how about that powder? Simply the best! Back in 1987, me and my ski buddy Bruce, packed up my new 1987 Nissan Pathfinder with gear, supplies and anticipatory excitement and embarked on an epic 30-day road trip to Salt Lake City, Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth. Keep up the good work!!
I’m looking into moving out west and working at a ski resort in Utah any recommendations to make my ski bum dream come true, also looking into pimping out a van like you did
There's the terrain! Awesome opening day at Alta, thanks for sharing man! The stoke is soaring in this video, hippin and hoppin on the Stoke Elks is back! Let's goooo
good stuff, good vibes, thanks for the vid! Alta's my home mountain, just hard to get up there anymore with the traffic and being a bit further away. May see you around if you hit up Sundance opening day, will certainly be a different story over there, but can't complain! keep rippin.
getting out there in february (east coaster) and following the snowfall totals there and next door at the bird religiously has officially started today
I have never been to any of the cotton woods but boy oh boy do they look good! Great video keep it up! Also you should definitely go to crystal again this year that would be a sick video!
Well Stoke Squad, I live in central Canada, the land of snow, igloos and polar bears!! My neighbour cut his lawn today!!! You have somehow tilted reality.
I almost stabbed a MFer on the ballroom traverse.. He started getting snarky with my kids.. It's only snow , people need to calm down...Dude another great video, thanks for the content
Speaking off going up the Little Cottonwood Canyon; what's your take on the gondola from the bottom to replace the road? Or be a alternative. Great video!
You should really ski at alta more often, its such a good resort but you almost never go there, i got so excited when i saw this video because its my favorite resort.
Awesome day Lucas! I may be in the minority here… I don’t want to see you get hurt… better to be safe because we love watching your videos daily 😊 I have had two micro fractures (one in each knee) it’s not fun rehabbing while the 🌍 is skiing. Please practice patience… you’ll give those great pow runs we love to watch. Remember it only takes one unseen object to ruin your ski season. The pow will come… the stoke will be most high 😊⛷
for sure! i appreciate that. its that delicate balance of longevity vs keeping it entertaining for people to watch. youtube is a double edge sword in a lot of ways!
Love the sound of that fresh UT pow go past the camera. It’s so light! Great video LC, as always. BTW, my wife and I really enjoyed chatting with you the other evening at Cole Sports. How did the heaters work for you?
thanks ben! nice to meet you and your wife and put a face to the name! heaters were awesome. subtle and minimally invasive, but kept my feet nice and warm!
Great video, Lucas! Great skiing! Conditions looked good, a promising start to the season. Just received my Stoke Squad helmet decal. 👍 I’m an Alta season pass holder. I’ll be there mid-January till last day. Hope you make it back to Alta. See you on the slopes! Peace out. ⛷️😃
Little cottonwood I think creates its own weather....all I know is the week I went in Jan 2008 was fabulous....going to try and get a week maybe two this winter.....all depends on how my mom is doing....92 she is. Great video ....another two three storms the rocks will be buried!
Awesome powder day. Great to see the stoke elks get to fly. They match your yellow armada ski outfit very well. Thanks for letting us meet you family over Thanksgiving. 👍👍👍
That looks super good, I was also thinking about using one of my days early just to get some real snow, Im thinking ill hit it next week after the next dump.
So damn jealous to see you shredding. Still not a lick of snow here in Tahoe… hopefully some in the near future! I need to start getting some days under my belt
Bro you getting me hype for my opening weekend here in the midwest. We got our first "pow day" today and im super hype for next weekend. Keep killin it bro
That looked like amazing snow for just after thanksgiving. I’m doing a trip with my dad to Utah the weekend of the meet up in march. 2 days at PC and 1 day each at Alta and Snowbird. Hopefully little cottonwood gets some good snow that weekend 🤞
what an unreal day out in little cottonwood. stoked to be apart of such an epic opener.
headed up to brighton today!
Bought some skis and ski boots today
I was at Alta today - the snow was unreal. Such a good day!
Why do you go up chairlifts without the safety bar down?
I’m planning on getting an ikon pass next year and was wondering what resorts in either Colorado or Utah you would recommend Also I’ll be there during late December to January so keep that in mind
it's crazy to me that solitude can open so much earlier but alta only opens a couple weeks later with basically everything open off those lifts while solitude still has only 1 run
Yeah! I would rather wait a little longer for coverage rather than just open a groomer off the bottom but I think there needs to be quite a bit more snowpack in LCC to open safely
@@LucasCatania17 this thursday i heard it's supposed to snow for up to 5 days straight, so hopefully by mid december the snowpack will be great
Yeah the yt channel Chris Tomer does mountain weather forecasts, and it’s looking good for the west soon.
Chesty and helmet should do the trick. Skiing with one pole? Ummmm, nah.
Well you gotta understand the altitude of alta vs Solitude.
Lucas,
Looks like epic skiing. I lived in Aspen
For almost 50 years. Skied almost every day.
50 years do the math. Unfortunately I have stage 5 kidney disease and now I’m in Grand Junction doing dialysis 3 days a week. However being able to watch videos like yours keeps me in touch with the sport.
I am a Altaholic. Keep the Petex side down.
Thanks for the vids.
The snow & sun combo is the “Alta Magic”.
I like it
Hello. Its snowing here in Missouri.
nice!
@@LucasCatania17Really Snowed lasted night.
You always know it’s going to be a good video when it starts with an insane intro and some hype music!❤
Haha glad you dig it.
and that is why little cottonwood canyon is better than most ranges in the US. I keep telling my brothers and friends to stop always going to Park City, and go hit up Alta, Snowbird, and Brighton. Some of the best skiing in the US, IMO. Also, I think this is first video i have seen where you actually filmed you falling. Ha
Yay! Can’t wait for all of the first proper pow shots of the season at one of my favs. Miss the place. So stoked!!!
haha can say there are some early season pow shots in this!
Good ol lake effect snow. I had a season pass to Alta one winter when we lived down there. Did alot of poking around and finding the not so hidden gems. No bad days😅.
Nice! Brings back memories of the days of my youth. Alta, Snowbird and surrounds were always the most reliable for early season snow coverage, and how about that powder? Simply the best! Back in 1987, me and my ski buddy Bruce, packed up my new 1987 Nissan Pathfinder with gear, supplies and anticipatory excitement and embarked on an epic 30-day road trip to Salt Lake City, Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth. Keep up the good work!!
stoked to hear that! thanks for watching.
I’m looking into moving out west and working at a ski resort in Utah any recommendations to make my ski bum dream come true, also looking into pimping out a van like you did
any of the resorts in the cottonwood canyons would give you that whole experience!
There's the terrain! Awesome opening day at Alta, thanks for sharing man! The stoke is soaring in this video, hippin and hoppin on the Stoke Elks is back! Let's goooo
haha yes man - stoke elks and pow - the powerhouse!
Banger video!!! You had some nice face shots!!
haha thanks bro!
Looks deep, but can’t be right? How much natural base and how much natural pow was on top?
good stuff, good vibes, thanks for the vid! Alta's my home mountain, just hard to get up there anymore with the traffic and being a bit further away. May see you around if you hit up Sundance opening day, will certainly be a different story over there, but can't complain! keep rippin.
cottonwood is like a new biome then like park city
yes definitely!
looks so good with fresh snow coverage.
Indeed!
Looks epic man. I’m stuck at home with Covid rn and none of my local hills are open but at least I can live vicariously through Lucas!
sorry to hear that man - feel better!!
lucas has 20 days and i'm still waiting for my home mountain to open 😭
Right there with you brother.
It’s coming.
itll be here before you know it. most people this was their first day of the year!
getting out there in february (east coaster) and following the snowfall totals there and next door at the bird religiously has officially started today
Nice! Should be heaps of snow come February.
Man the shots this episode were some of your best imo, absolutely killing it!
Which camera are you using for the shots coming up the chairlift?
besides the deepfried mic quality at the end LOL
hahah we love some good deepfried audio. and those shots on the chair were filmed with a canon r6mkii
So jealous. Still low tide here in CO....except for San Juans. Those Armadas look fun and seem to float well.
Love my JJs!
Love the video! What are your camera settings for your head mounted camera?
Definitely saw ya Rippin up there!! Great opening day. If ya come back let me know!
heck yeah man ill def be back!
18:22 blue jacket is me pink suit is my friend that’s crazy
Trailer=very good skiing and video quality
thank you!
I have never been to any of the cotton woods but boy oh boy do they look good! Great video keep it up!
Also you should definitely go to crystal again this year that would be a sick video!
cottonwoods are the best place to ski in the US in my opinion!
finally powder! 🥳
yup!
Do you think you could make a video on how to color-grade ski footage?
Well Stoke Squad, I live in central Canada, the land of snow, igloos and polar bears!! My neighbour cut his lawn today!!! You have somehow tilted reality.
ha! utah is just a different breed!
The stoke is officially back after watching that! Going to Alta in January, can't wait.
yes more snow on the way!
No boards at alta still....booooo. whiskey bench!
Lucas for Prez in 2024!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I almost stabbed a MFer on the ballroom traverse.. He started getting snarky with my kids.. It's only snow , people need to calm down...Dude another great video, thanks for the content
haha LCC is not for the feint of heart - especially on pow days! glad to see you didnt end up stabbing anyone
Fun fact a city in Norway is called Alta
it’s a small world for this random dude on a lift to have trained with your dad 🤣
Powwwwww! I would have loved potching my favorite mountain that hates us adaptive snowboarders hahahahaha #altasnowboardteam 🤟❄️
haha!
Great video, love how you put the chair/trail name at the top
Proper! LFG!!!!!
yesssir!!
Man what a great video! I'll maybe go to Sölden, Austria on Sunday and there should be massive pow. So stoked!
Speaking off going up the Little Cottonwood Canyon; what's your take on the gondola from the bottom to replace the road? Or be a alternative.
Great video!
I should have been there but I was in Grand junction for family
family first
Amazing content! You do a great job with your videos. It is so much fun to watch you ski! Thank you for sharing your rides with us!
Also made the blog let’s go!!!!! Lift line time lapse!
haha love it!
You should really ski at alta more often, its such a good resort but you almost never go there, i got so excited when i saw this video because its my favorite resort.
It is incredible! I like snowbird more though!
@@LucasCatania17i think 3 days alta 4 snowbird would be a good compromise though😂
Wow. Night and day amounts of snow compared to SnowBasin.
yeah night and day compared to anywhere else in ut haha
Awesome day Lucas! I may be in the minority here… I don’t want to see you get hurt… better to be safe because we love watching your videos daily 😊 I have had two micro fractures (one in each knee) it’s not fun rehabbing while the 🌍 is skiing. Please practice patience… you’ll give those great pow runs we love to watch. Remember it only takes one unseen object to ruin your ski season. The pow will come… the stoke will be most high 😊⛷
for sure! i appreciate that. its that delicate balance of longevity vs keeping it entertaining for people to watch. youtube is a double edge sword in a lot of ways!
6:42 I'm a snowboard, not a skier, could someone explain to me what he's doing with the bindings here
I’m buckling my ski boots
@@LucasCatania17 do they loosen up like snowboard boots while riding? I hope to get into skiing eventually because it looks just as fun
Where are you when skiing can you use the EPIC Pass or the icon pass? Which one can you use?
some mountains are on the epic pass and some mountains are on the ikon pass!
Are snowboarders allowed yet
Love the sound of that fresh UT pow go past the camera. It’s so light! Great video LC, as always. BTW, my wife and I really enjoyed chatting with you the other evening at Cole Sports. How did the heaters work for you?
thanks ben! nice to meet you and your wife and put a face to the name! heaters were awesome. subtle and minimally invasive, but kept my feet nice and warm!
This video made me regret my choice of skiing park city this year that pow looks so good
park city pow days are tough to beat though
Is Alta in your Mount Rushmore of U.S resorts (top 4)?
What is your Mount Rushmore of U.S ski resorts?
such a tough question but it would probably be snowbird, kicking horse, alta and jackson hole
Thanks, Lucas. I hope you get to ski them all this winter.
11:06 😆
Alta is for skiers.
Finally the video I’ve been waiting for
enjoy!
I'm an Alta Boy too.
Didn’t expect to see that much pow already! Enjoy it
im not mad about it haha!
Soooo much powwww. What an awesome opening day! Excited for your Brighton video
yes man first pow day!
Great video, Lucas! Great skiing! Conditions looked good, a promising start to the season. Just received my Stoke Squad helmet decal. 👍 I’m an Alta season pass holder. I’ll be there mid-January till last day. Hope you make it back to Alta. See you on the slopes! Peace out. ⛷️😃
awesome man - thank you for the support! looks like more snow on the way too!
Glad somebody’s getting it. I’ll keep lapping these groomers until I can’t anymore. 😂 180k downhill in the past 6 days.
You deserve an award for that man.
What’s the ski tracker app you use called?
Ski tracks
My favorite place if I have to pick one....
Definitely a top contender
"Altamagic"
Little cottonwood I think creates its own weather....all I know is the week I went in Jan 2008 was fabulous....going to try and get a week maybe two this winter.....all depends on how my mom is doing....92 she is. Great video ....another two three storms the rocks will be buried!
i think so too! hoping your mom is ok!
Are you going to make a video on opening day at snowbird
Ya
thanks for the stoke i was there also
Hope ya had fun
Great day!
Finally some pow!! Awesome day and video. So funny when the dude on the lift was talking about Papa Joe LOL
haha i know man small world!
20 days already is sick, I’m stoke to have 3 in so far! Powder fever is real!!! Keep living the dream man!
3 is awesome man! keep it up!
Great stuff bro, the magic 🪄 of little cottonwood is real, including a serious traverse 😂. Glad you found some nice pow pockets!
haha thanks greg! more on the way!
Awesome powder day. Great to see the stoke elks get to fly. They match your yellow armada ski outfit very well. Thanks for letting us meet you family over Thanksgiving. 👍👍👍
thanks man! felt good to be back on the JJs :D
Looked amazing, stuck in the PNW where it only precipitates when its to warm😢
gotta come down to UT!
Dope hat I need one. Great to see you got some pow pow .
thanks bon! the pow felt great
That looks super good, I was also thinking about using one of my days early just to get some real snow, Im thinking ill hit it next week after the next dump.
Yeah good idea!
i was parked right next to you
Were you the Tacoma?
DUDE I envy you SO much right now. Cant wait for some pow over in tahoe!
yes man more coming!
Alta is my favorite mountain all time!!!
So damn jealous to see you shredding. Still not a lick of snow here in Tahoe… hopefully some in the near future! I need to start getting some days under my belt
yikes! was gonna maybe come out that way for a december trip but gonna wait for snow!
so jealous! Still only have like eight and 2 inches on my mountains, so still got a while. Can’t wait though got some new gear to try and stoked
nice man!! it can all change overnight so stay optimistic!
Why only two people on a quad chair when there's a huge line?
The two other people who were with us - their pass didn’t work at the gate.
Yeah, I've tried to go through the gates and realized my pass was in the car- luckily not after waiting in a big line.
RIGHT IN THE FACE!!😂....This has been the best season so far.
haha glad you like it !
over here in cali with no snow yet 😥
Doesn’t mammoth have snow?
@@LucasCatania17 yeah but I live in Shasta too far lmao
You should go to Afton Alps for their opening day on Dec 1st. I go there all the time and it is awesome!
dont think ill make it to MN in a few days but have fun!
Was main chute open?
No it wasn’t
Went skiing for my first day this season at solitude on Thanksgiving! Only one run open but still had a fun time!
awesome to hear that! hopefully they open more soon!
Bro you getting me hype for my opening weekend here in the midwest. We got our first "pow day" today and im super hype for next weekend. Keep killin it bro
nice man! love to hear that
How much snow did they get?
Let's GOOOOOOO!
yes!!
reminds me of the days workin The BIRD.........
thank you for your service..
what app do you use?
ski tracks
I was there yesterday! Awesome early season conditions! Super fun to get some off piste skiing in!
yes felt great to get some proper skiing in!
Your Prayers Were Answered ….Glad To See It ❤️
thank you!!
#powderpanicisreal
haha!
That looked like amazing snow for just after thanksgiving. I’m doing a trip with my dad to Utah the weekend of the meet up in march. 2 days at PC and 1 day each at Alta and Snowbird. Hopefully little cottonwood gets some good snow that weekend 🤞
March averages the highest snow totals of any month in Little Cottonwood, so hopefully, that is true this year!
im sure there will be tons of snow come march!
Base looks deep!
Haha !
Alta= 🐐
agree
What a sick opening day. I wish ikon would allow more then 7 days at snowbird and alta
Yeah super sad
that alta-bird pass though...
@@LucasCatania17is over $3000... 😢
@12:27 that’s a great camera angle/perspective.
one of my favorites!
this is always my favourite time of year i love all the skiing vids and seeing all the resorts start opening
Yes mine too!!