Snowbasin in Utah is the site for NASJA's Western Winter Summit. Day one was skied in damp foggy conditions. Stew Marsh fills us in.

The mountain was pretty much empty, as rain and fog distorted "The greatest snow on earth" on Monday, for our North American Snowsports Journalist Association annual event for the West Region on day one. Fortunately, we have the rest of the week for conditions to improve. It's very unusual to get damp heavy snow anywhere in Utah, much less in February, but today was anything but normal. Still, we explored the mountain despite dicey visibility thanks to Stew Marsh. Stew led Dan Geisen of the SF Chronicle, Curtis Fong "The guy from Tahoe" and myself on a 3 hour tour, making the most of less than favorable conditions.