Alta Ski Area sits seven miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. It boasts an average seasonal snowfall of 548 inches—more than nearly every ski resort in the contiguous ...

Two days after Alta Ski Area turned the lights out on its epic 2022-23 ski season Sunday, the resort hit a season snowfall total that prior to this year would have been considered mythical ...

Skiers will still find plenty of moguls at Alta Ski Area next season, but “the bumpies” will be gone. For the past decade, skiers taking the Supreme lift to the terrain on the east side of ...

The last Utah resort shut down the 2024-25 ski season with a Memorial Day bash and plenty of slush to go around.

Rather than a gondola, could the answer to the string of red taillights that wends down Little Cottonwood Canyon Road any winter weekend or powder day be red stop lights? Mike Maughan, the general ...

Considered to be the "epicenter" of the avalanche universe, Alta Ski Area, UT has used a WWII-era artillery cannon, among other explosives, to remotely trigger avalanches since the 1940s.

At Alta Ski Area, Utah, another seasonal milestone has come and gone. Late last week, the Little Cottonwood Canyon destination passed 400 inches of seasonal snowfall. Still, a considerable gap between ...

ALTA — Alta Ski Area announced that its lifts will begin spinning on Saturday. The resort's Wildcat and Collins lifts will start up at 9:15 a.m. However, there will be no access to Albion Basin.

For me, the things that Alta lacks are what make it great. A monster storm that dropped 80 inches of snow closed the ski area the day before we arrived. On the dicey drive up to the lodge ...

ALTA, Utah — Alta Ski Area was able to help make a Connecticut teen's Make-A-Wish come true Wednesday with some skiing on Utah's famous snow. Catherine Tiedmann has been in remission for about ...

At Alta Ski Area, Utah, another seasonal milestone has come and gone. Late last week, the Little Cottonwood Canyon destination passed 400 inches of seasonal snowfall. Still, a considerable gap bet ...