skiing JUPITER at PARK CITY after the 2024 MEGA Utah storm!

Season 05, Episode 06: sup guys! the storm cycle that hit the wasatch mountains was definitely a wild one! characterized by lots of snow and heavy, sustained winds over 100mph for 3-4 days made this storm very difficult for skiing and riding, but paramount for setting up the rest of the season with hopefully a good snowpack.
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0:00 Intro
0:56 mcconkeys laps
3:30 jupiter rope drop
5:50 what up
8:30 6 bells
10:00 main bowl
11:13 rhino
13:30 war zone
15:00 scotts bowl
16:05 indicator
17:07 6 bells (again)
18:00 stats/thank you/outro
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[@LucasCatania17]

enormous thank you to all of the mountain operations crews - lift attendants, ski patrol, ticket office, parking etc etc etc - this was a gnarly storm to say the least and no easy feat to get the mountain open safely for all of us to enjoy.

[@duncanrocke2173]

Love how as this is posted we’re are getting dumped on again in Utah

[@speedyboi2576]

@@duncanrocke2173lol fr tho

[@jacksultan8146]

Live in the dream bro Love the videos

[@elybolgov3864]

watching this in class. Cant skip a Lucas vid 🔥

[@LucasCatania17]

ha! pay attention to school my friend.

[@jordsmords]

been watching your videos for a few years and idk if its in my head but it seems like your skiing has gotten so much better in the tighter and steeper terrain. attacking the shit out of those trees with confidence

[@michae8jackson378]

Great perspective on how different snow conditions can be depending on the weather system and how the snow falls. I hope you’re feeling better by now Lucas. Safe travels

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks man! feeling better but in goes in waves.

[@colemorton1036]

Still giving us great vids even when he isn't feeling well! Thanks as always Lucas! Keep up the good work.

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks cole - appreciate you watching!

[@owen730]

Absolutely love to see the channel growing man, been here since 2K subscribers! I live in NH but I'm heading out to Steamboat and Arapahoe Basin in a few weeks, absolutely cannot wait 🤙🏻 your vids are getting me hyped to shred some moutain west pow

[@LucasCatania17]

damn thats super early days man! have fun out there and be safe!

[@Andrew-gh5pm]

Dude your videos are so fun to watch! I’m trying to convince my parents to ski more

[@freshpow2024]

Great video, as always!

[@jnoert]

19:01 This is an excellent outro! Lucas dropping bombs of knowledge and gratitude. I love it!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks bro! mountain ops make us enjoy the pow!

[@chazbickel4518]

Great video Lucas ! That wind was insane. Feel better man.

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks chaz. feeling better!

[@AustinStolley]

Another great video Lucas!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks austin!

[@georgecuster527]

Best ski video ever .

[@adiosjohnny1]

Hey Lucas! I’m very grateful for your videos and your very insightful recaps of your day. Thank you!?

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you! my pleasure

[@eppem]

Nice job Lucas - blessed to have started skiing Park City in 1981 when I was a kid, (now I ski there with my adult kids)!. Scott's bowl was the first bowl I ever "hiked", not the biggest or the baddest but always a special place for me - so glad to see its open again. Must have really been some crazy winds to firm up all the snow like that? My wife I and were lucky enough to enjoy the snow that fell prior to the big storm. Skied Alta, Snowbird, Solitude and even Deer Valley - will be on Epic next year and will look for you at Park City when we return! BTW, anyone who is wondering, those tree lines are pretty steep! Camera does not do any justice to the lines he is crushing.

[@LucasCatania17]

thank you! and yeah! winds were sustained around 110mph for the most part so the wind really took a toll but its all good! glad you got to ski it before hand!

[@josephcatania2681]

Sweet vid!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks!

[@cmtb6739]

I was up at mconkeys on Sunday and it was suprisingly good in the trees. endless refills of pow all day long and also pretty deep too

[@GshredsMN]

I skied that run the day after the storm it was hellish

[@LucasCatania17]

thats when this was!

[@steveutgaard9961]

Awesome video keep up the good work job

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks man!

[@davidcline471]

Insane.

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

Thank You Lucas . . . I have not had my first day yet , but sooner or Later I wiLL be at June Mountain with a great bunch of friends for at Least a week straight ! ! !

[@ConnorNewell]

8:23 I was dying 😂 thank u for including this lol

[@LucasCatania17]

haha!

[@waltciii3]

Last week staying at Snowbird, it was amazing waking up to avi bombs Wednesday to Saturday mornings at 6:00am. It sucked being stuck in our hotel during the interlodge until the avi danger was cleared, but it was cool being the first on the mountain when it opened at 9:00-9:30am. Also I don't think I saw the sun in Utah all last week which was a first for my visits.

[@ADHski]

This is awesome, all classic Jup runs in one video! Over here picking out my line LOL

[@joshnelson4704]

I was just in Utah for a week, best snow I skied was last Thursday at Snowbird. Alta was pretty wind packed on Saturday but the end of the day was great with some creamy turns as it was nuking the last few hours. Finished the trip at DV on Sunday and Monday, it was super dense, PNW type of snow. I did get first tracks down Lady Morgan Bowl which was super deep.

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah man thursday was definitely the best day of the cycle. i was at snowbird on that day, too!

[@darinsmith2458]

i love the superchairs but my favorite chair in BRECK is the E Chair.. an old creaky slow 2 man chair.. it brings me back 25 years.. with that particular chair when i get to it it is in the shadows and i normally am looking back into the sun and I can see Peak 8 and it is amazing.. even though i am pretty sure they open it when Peak 9 is open, it tells me that Peak 10 is open and i love Peak 10.. Most of the hill is open at that time.. i have been hibernating.. this arctic blast sure got to me.. it did warm up but i am still hibernating.. i was going to go today but the snow was supposed to hit while i was there and i did not want to drive in it.. that and my energy is just way down.. i did have a cold/flu that lasted a month about a month ago.. sometime just got to ride it out.. as far as cold wind blown snow.. another aspect of it is if it is really cold then the snow gets grippy and it is easy to go over the handlebars..

[@LucasCatania17]

yup feel you on that! its tough to ski in windy/cold conditions for sure! no shame in waiting it out!

[@bruhkamp]

Always impressed by work to get over to Jupiter.

[@LucasCatania17]

haha yeah. takes a little bit of skating

[@badsawww]

Great base builder snow.

[@LucasCatania17]

yup 100%

[@zachtilley4918]

Surfy looking pow. I had my deepest/least busy day of skiing Tuesday at Winter Park. The cars in the parking lot looked like some stuff out off LCC. Haha. Country club skiing with no way for anyone outside the county to come ski.

[@LucasCatania17]

damnn dude thats sick haha

[@jamesmartinez458]

Get well soon!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks!

[@jamesmartinez458]

I've been on the couch the last two days myself. No fun

[@BeckhamWoodYT]

I totally agree, i was up doing laps on mckonkeys and pioneer this weekend and it was pretty difficult to ski and it was just meh, but sweet video still!

[@LucasCatania17]

thanks beckham! still soft and creamy at least

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Pcmr was so nice and currently puking. Let goooo

[@LucasCatania17]

yessir!

[@jasonfulleradventures]

Get well man! I could hear yah sucking wind, it didn’t slow you down much “animal” cheers man. We finally got some cold and snow this week I’ve been skiing nonstop.

[@LucasCatania17]

love to hear that man! enjoy the freshies

[@rayrayjj]

Most impressed by the race to the lift 😂 Hockey skills

[@LucasCatania17]

haha thanks man. gotta skate!

[@cherrydrums]

That set of skiing around 17:10 to the end of six bells again was gnarlier than people realize

[@LucasCatania17]

appreciate that man

[@scottcruikshank8689]

Almost flew out from Boston on Thursday. My cousin is on Ski Patrol at PC and said not to bother. Nothing would be open. He was right. Sad to see the snow quality wasn’t the best but like you said it builds the base. Years ago me and a friend flew out to Jackson Hole after a massive storm expecting the best few days on snow of our lives. Arrived to find just mediocre snow quality at best. Wind was the factor. I’ll wait until the next one.

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah didnt miss too much to be honest. really just a base building storm!

[@cjeccher8128]

Broke my leg on wed Jan 10 at bottom of Empire 😢 caught something and a slow twist fall Boot too fracture. DV patrol was great as was PC hospital. Saw you preseason at Fieldhouse so I was in great shape too Sucks balls but had 40 good years with no major injury Stay Safe Everyone

[@LucasCatania17]

ugh man sorry to hear that! heal quickly my friend

[@susanmoriarty9900]

Great Video Lucas! I like it when you ski with your dad! Man Snowbird/Alta mad snow!!! Get better Dude, lor of that Upper respiratory crap going down. Oh conditions at Mohawk Mt. Ct. (Don't laugh) Are fantastic. Mom fell Yesterday (92) I'm going to the ER Ambulance just left. If I wasn't taking care of mom I'd would have been out west already. So I ski close to home when mom is having a good day or when professional care giver comes once a week. Wendsday was my day to ski.....so I'm getting my fix thru your videos! Ski on ...

[@LucasCatania17]

sorry to hear that susan but good on you for taking care of your mom!

[@livelikeitslegal]

bro gotta get the AG-1 sponsorship. keep those colds away, we can't have you missing ski days 😄

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah man trying to work through it!

[@livelikeitslegal]

maybe some zinc supplements or i keep the ziccam disolve tablets in my car and drop one after any group close quarters sitch@@LucasCatania17

[@raymondsiewert2720]

My body is swaying as you go through the trees ! 😂 I am in a chair !

[@LucasCatania17]

haha! were all good!

[@weirdbeard1980]

Heading out to Utah from Tahoe next week. Thinking I'll spend a day at the bird but what else should I have on my radar?

[@LucasCatania17]

alta for sure if youre a skier!

[@JonDraper]

So you're uploading at 24 fps but your gopro max stuff still looks nice and smooth. Are you shooting in 30 and just sampling down to 24 or are you actually shooting on the MAX in 24?

[@LucasCatania17]

Shooting in 24fps on max

[@Ionic_77]

Yeah, I was in Breckenridge and I was hoping to get the peak six but it was closed

[@Ionic_77]

You might see it, but on Fox News weather, I was in the lift line at Breckenridge where they show the snownado it was crazy

[@LucasCatania17]

ah bummer man

[@jasoncapecod]

nice to see you quoting Evan...Unfortunately it looks like Winter is leaving the chat for a while ... Great vid as usual

[@LucasCatania17]

itll clear up for the rest of january it looks like but bring on february!

[@tt55k]

Deer valley got nuked hard for 3 hours today , in that three hours it snowed a foot at snow park and closer to 2 ft. up at Empire , if they record any less they are being modest , as you know still snowing , not as hard but…. Hope you are feeling better Lucas.

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah it was nuking up there! im up at the bird now!

[@tt55k]

@@LucasCatania17 , awesome , can’t wait to see the video !

[@whiteblade8877]

Got two crazy good days at peak five it was protected from all the winds so it was nice but yeah wind made it tricky

[@LucasCatania17]

yeah the trees were the best for sure!

[@neesa1384]

Thank you for easing my fomo 😂

[@LucasCatania17]

no problemo

[@philippefagnant1841]

Hey,nice vid again.i noticed that you did not seems to use the safety bar on the chair lift.There have been a 15 year old dying from a free fall after he fainted on the lift.Could happend to anyone,plz be safe you seems to have a lot of things worth living for.Just saying brother...

[@drewrodwell4221]

Tore my calf muscle at Alta on Friday 12th, ran into a ditch I didn’t see in the wind…

[@CarvingTracks]

Great video as always Lucas. Quick question: where did you get the long pole mount that you use for Timelapse’s, and bigger views?

[@LucasCatania17]

which mount are you referring to?

[@CarvingTracks]

@@LucasCatania17 The long extendable pole that is invisible when you use the GoPro max with it. (You diddent use it in this video).

[@miketorre16]

skied for the 1st time yesterday 😁⛷.. hope ya feel better brother

[@LucasCatania17]

love to hear that dude hope you had fun!

[@miketorre16]

@@LucasCatania17 yep. Sure did!!! ⛷️👍

[@jnoert]

Yo these Jup rope drops are GOOD KZbin!!😂Almost crazy to see somebody pass you!! Haha

[@jnoert]

Ah, you were sick. Explains it. Also, sorry to hear! Glad you were feeling good enough to ski.

[@LucasCatania17]

haha i got him back at the end ;)

[@kevinlontz9085]

@@LucasCatania17 ha yes that’s me and you did get me at the end…in addition to screwing up the start (having to go around you and 4 others at the drop) i also made a rookie mistake at the end going low on the tree cluster just in front of the maze which zapped some speed - great work i LOVE those races!!! And we love your channel - keep it up!!!

[@waller393]

brother i snowboard at mt high in LA lol ill take that any day!

[@LucasCatania17]

yah im sure its all relative!

[@MR.TOYBOX]

How you pick and get so lucky on good ski days is very impressive. It like you have done this before lmao Yesterday blue bird day at the bird . Horrible conditions several injuries . Only a couple lifts on front side packed with long lines . Today 3 front side runs . First 2 legit . 3rd run was almost the entire mountains last run . You could not see a thing. I love your videos but I feel like it’s setting the expectations too high for me at the bird. A guy at the bar said it best . When it’s good it’s the best when it’s not it’s horrible . Just the luck of the draw. This time I came for 2 weeks vs 1 week. It is what it is . Wish I lived here then it would not matter. Whats the second best ski area close to salt lake that is more reliable because they don’t get the crazy snow and avalanche mitigation etc ?? I need a second option for my sanity lol

[@LucasCatania17]

honestly, PC and deer valley are your other best options imo! dont get as much snow as the cottonwoods!

[@MR.TOYBOX]

After talking to some guys who work at the bird they said since I am flying in and just once per year that I need to fly in middle of February vs the end of January. Better snow and less closure potential

[@MR.TOYBOX]

@@LucasCatania17 yeah man definitely gonna check out park city. Just frustrated. Still haven’t been able to get to ski mineral basin . It’s always closed when I am here lmao. I got one more week here so I have my fingers crossed. I leaned today from a maintenance director the best time to fly in is February. He said it’s better snow less closures and will give me a better experience overall. He said that’s what all the ole timers who fly in to the birds do. Mid to late February

[@dizzydean8689]

What app are you using to track your stats? Thx

[@LucasCatania17]

ski tracks

[@leonardbertaux6897]

Wonder if Little Cottonwood had softer conditions?

[@LucasCatania17]

No they had even higher winds. Pretty similar all over the wasatch.

[@Phallas-vo9nc]

The difference in perspective between Utah shredders and east coast skiers is hilarious. “Not a very good storm for skiing/riding”. On the east coast, ANY storm with snow is great for skiing and riding lol

[@LucasCatania17]

Yeah yeah

[@ericgulseth74]

Endemic Sound account run out?😂. Very interesting how sound or the lack there of can really change the mood of a video. Though with the lack of music in this one, some nuance came out. Like the end of the Rhino run. I liked how it sounded like you were the only one on the mountain only to open up to the cacophony of people chattering, the music, and the mechanical sounds at the base of the lift. I also liked hearing you sing a bit... I will say , complaining about the snow quality is falling on deaf ears out east though...😮

[@LucasCatania17]

haha yeah it usually does. not necessarily complaining just stating the facts!

[@anthonyb3940]

Do you do any park stuff?

[@LucasCatania17]

No I don’t

[@madmaxNL33]

Maga Utah storm 😅

[@vhalmrast]

Close call at 15:30. Glad there was no collision. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqLOhYRjrdaCha8si=qoZHcnHF3hkzr5vc&t=931

[@kmarble3286]

Recently had a few people getting upset with me on calls a lot less closer than that. Just rookies getting spooked, or has something changed?

[@LucasCatania17]

@kmarble3286 ya I don’t really agree with close calls. You either hit someone or you don’t. Uphill skier’s responsibility to avoid the downhill skier and that’s what I did. There’s also etiquette to not stand on top of a feature in a known free ride area.

[@vhalmrast]

@@kmarble3286 Depends on how experienced the skier/snowboarder is. I've been hit four times in my life and it sucked. First time it caused me to break my arm, the second time was a broken rib. Each time it was an accident of course, but could have been prevented just by keeping a wider scope of vision and 'anticipating' someone's actions ahead.

[@vhalmrast]

@@LucasCatania17 You were totally in control, but not all that way. Some people end up in the deer in the head lights and BAM.

[@nicholasjack5083]

Just watching S5/E6. The way you skied a foot of that guys ski tips at 15:32 in Scotts bowl was rubbish. Totally unnecessary to ski that close. I love your videos, but do better.

[@LucasCatania17]

its crazy how all the things you can do "correctly", the one time you do something thats more controversial, i get told to do better. i dont agree. its the uphill skiers responsibility to avoid the downhill skier - thats exactly what i did. i was in total control, evaluated my route way ahead of time and made my decision. and btw, theres no such thing as "close calls." you either hit someone or you dont. furthermore, there is etiquette in not cutting across the mountain and then standing directly on top of a very notable feature in a freestyle zone like scotts bowl without looking up the hill to see if there are any skiers coming down - especially in an expert only area. i dont care because i saw him and was able to maneuver around him, but "close" is totally subjective. what's close for you might be very far for me.

[@nicholasjack5083]

Yep, all fair enough for the most part. I bet the other skier considered it close though, you wouldn’t have been impressed if things were reversed. You can’t always say you stop/slow at the exact correct spot with consideration for others. They may have been not in the best spot but it wasn’t a good look in the video.