Traveling to Utah for Heli Skiing

When my brother Kris said that the big powder storm was coming to hit Utah, it was time to jump on a plane and rally up there. This is normally a one hour flight ... but mine ended up being eight hours ... with a stopover in Boise, Idaho - D'OH! ;-) Stuff happens and fortunately all turned out well.

Departing DIA Airport (Denver) around Noon under sunny skies

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Breckenridge - other Colorado Ski Areas

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Upon arrival at SLC airport ... NOT GOOD!

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Alek tries to maintain a positive attitude - I want to get to Utah to Heli Ski!

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After circling for a while and one attempted landing, we diverted to Boise, Idaho

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Needless to say, we need some more gas

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Using Cell Phone Modem to check flights - nice lady was was on my return SLC-DEN flight and had been to Antarctica

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About to land at SLC - land visible (yea!) - arrived at the gate at 8:03PM - 8 hours after departing Denver!

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I even made a 5 minutes video chronicling the 8 hours flight. The next morning, we skied 26" of fresh powder at Solitude, Utah - WOOT!