http://powdermag.com/features/columns/ en-us John Clary Davies recounts his last day working at the Gold Miner's Daughter lodge in Alta, Utah. http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_dispatch_8 columns Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EST http://powdermag.com/features/columns/Alta_GMD_closing_thumb.jpg GMD DISPATCH 8.0: Going Home As we finished our last 3.2 High Life atop the ridge above Alta’s High Rustler, a group of friends and I watched the sun dip behind the grandiose peak of Mount Superior. Mount Superior provides an epic and legendary backdrop to Alta. For months I have gazed at the face, marveling at the few lines coming down it. I wanted one of my own. With the skies clear, the snowpack stable and our ambition raging, we mutually, yet separately decided Monday was our day. http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_Dispatch_7 columns Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:25:00 EST http://powdermag.com/features/columns/Alta_sign_thumb.jpg GMD DISPATCH: Alta, Utah: Population 397 As we came around Cardiff Pass, the sun, just beginning to rise above Grizzly Gulch, the final aspect of our route to Mount Superior came into view. This has turned into a dream winter. I've skied over 70 days and I don't remember the last time the snow was bad. http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_6_FallApart columns Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:47:00 EST http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_6_thumb.jpg GMD DISPATCH : Week 6 - When Things Fall Apart Snow in absurd abundance has begun to cause paradoxes with my life. Things seem to be falling apart. When we woke up Saturday morning, we knew it was going to be a unique day in Alta. Bombs rattled the Goldminer’s Daughter dining room windows as Interlodge kept those inside anxious. http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_5_busyseason columns Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:52:00 EST http://powdermag.com/Columns/IMG_2123_smallthumb.jpg GMD DISPATCH: Week 5 - The Busy Season Is Here When we woke up Saturday morning, we knew it was going to be a unique day in Alta. Bombs rattled the Goldminer’s Daughter dining room windows as Interlodge kept those inside anxious. On Saturday morning, after I raced down from my breakfast shift at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter restaurant, I was elated to see that patrol still wasn't letting people load the chair, despite the time nearing 10 o'clock. I hadn't missed anything yet, though the lines for Wildcat and Collins were so long they morphed into each other and pushed skiers to the fringe of the parking lot. http://powdermag.com/features/columns/GMD_3_goodlife columns Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:16:00 EST http://powdermag.com/features/columns/DSC01439_thumb.jpg GMD DISPATCH: Week four—enjoying the good life On Saturday morning, after I raced down from my breakfast shift at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter restaurant, I was elated to see that patrol still wasn't letting people load the chair, despite the time nearing 10 o'clock. I hadn't missed anything yet, though the lines for Wildcat and Collins were so long they morphed into each other and pushed skiers to the fringe of the parking lot.