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Get Alta's latest words, stories, photos and videos.Welcome to Alta, an independent ski area and family-owned since 1938. Alta is proud to be a ski area and not a ski resort. Nestled at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon deep in the Wasatch mountains, Alta is known around the globe for its powder skiing.
Alta Stories
1M ago
In an uncharacteristic move, Alta Ski Area started the new year by committing to a dry January. And like many of us, that commitment was short-lived as plans for a dry January ended before the first weekend of the new month ..read more
Alta Stories
1M ago
The Alta Environmental Center's 2024 Winter Newsletter discusses the Black Rosy-finch project, highlights the elusive Ermine and shares information about our inaugural snowshoe tour with Utah Cultural Site Stewardship and the Utah State Preservation Office ..read more
Alta Stories
5M ago
Gear up for a full season of education events led on skis and snowshoes by the Alta Environmental Center's partner organizations ..read more
Alta Stories
5M ago
The Last Gunners of Alta presented by Ski Utah—a story 75 years in the making ..read more
Alta Stories
7M ago
The Alta Environmental Center's 2023 Fall Newsletter is live. This newsletter celebrates AEC team members who drive our projects forward, we highlight an Alta local—the American Pika and share upcoming dates ..read more
Alta Stories
8M ago
On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) released the Record of Decision for the Little Cottonwood Canyon EIS in which Gondola Alternative B, coupled with the phased implementation of components from the Enhanced Bus Service alternative, was selected to address the public safety and transportation issues in Little Cottonwood Canyon ..read more
Alta Stories
8M ago
Alta Ski Area's revegetation efforts continue as the Alta Environmental Center teamed up with volunteers, partner organizations and Alta Ski Area summer employees to plant 13,000 native plant seedlings over the course of the summer ..read more
Alta Stories
11M ago
Catch up with the AEC as we reflect on a historic winter season and our efforts to effectively manage the ski area's carbon footprint through Renewable Energy Credits and our Food Waste Management program. We also check in with Matthew Utley from Dryland Horticulture ..read more
Alta Stories
1y ago
Eighty-five winters ago, skiers were first drawn to Alta by the promise of powder days. Eighty-five years later we are experiencing a special winter—one that has delivered storm after storm and the continued promise of powder days. As of January 12th, Alta Ski Area has received 369.5 inches of snowfall this season—the most season-to-date (mid-mountain) snowfall in the world ..read more
Alta Stories
1y ago
The late, Robbe Mayall, a longtime Alf Engen Ski School instructor continues to give to the Alta community as the first beneficiaries of his ski education foundation were announced ..read more