Utah | _ | | _ | | | Whatever your ability, Alta is for you! Alta Ski Area provides the skiing; private businesses provide the rest, including lodging, dining, helicopter & backcountry tours, massages and church services.
Deep powder snow, rugged terrain and spectacular scenery are world renown charateristics of Alta. Its best kept secret is the great beginner and intermediate terrain. The wide variety of awesome terrain and snow conditions provide skiing opportunities for every level of skier.
Some suggest that Alta is a mountain with a soul. Others who are involved in the industry lament that "Alta is the best of what they were." It may be that the combination of a rich history and a dedication to the pureness of the skiing experience verify the claims. Alta is a skiers' mountain. Snowboarding is not allowed.
Alta Ski Area is committed to preserving and protecting the above mentioned skiing experience. A "skiing emphasis" attempts to match the number of skiers with available facilities and terrain. Alta considers lift lines, weather and slope conditions, as well as the availability of parking, dining, restrooms and other guest services, when it evaluates the experience it offers its guests.
There may be times, especially during holiday periods, when Alta will limit the number of skiers in the area. When those infrequent occasions arise, the timing is usually mid-morning through early afternoon.
| | | _ | | _ | | | Park City Mountain Resort is an easy 45-minute drive on Interstate highways from the Salt Lake International Airport, which has more than 800 daily flights. In fact, there are so many direct flights, it's possible to leave home in the morning and be on the mountain by noon.
More than 3,300 acres of incredible terrain, rising 3,100 vertical feet, are yours for the taking: 750 acres of bowls, fourteen lifts, and one hundred runs - up to 50 groomed daily. With so much terrain, you're bound to discover at least one or two new secret surfing spots- where it's just you, the mountain, and whatever challenge awaits.
Park City Mountain Resort is home to some of the best terrain parks and halfpipes in the country, including the Eagle Superpipe, which hosted 2002 Winter Games. Add that to a lighted halfpipe, and four terrain parks of varying size and difficulty, and you've got everything a freerider could ask for.
| | | _ | | _ | | | Snowbird is the most accessible world-renowned four season mountain resort in North America: only 29 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport, with over 600 daily non-stop flights from most major U.S. cities.
Snowbird and Alta have been named the No. 1 ski resort in the United States by SKIING Magazine for three years running. Snowbird offers 882 lodging rooms between four lodging properties, a luxurious spa, a plethora of dining options, four-season activities and a staff dedicated to meeting your every need.
Snowbird averages approximately 500 inches of low-density, "dry" Utah powder annually. Thanks to ideal geography and a phenomenon called Lake Effect, Little Cottonwood Canyon powder is known worldwide.
The top of the resort is 11,000-foot Hidden Peak, the lowest point on the mountain is the bottom of Baby Thunder chairlift at 7,760 feet. The 125-person Aerial Tram covers 2,900 vertical feet in approximately seven minutes in additiona to 10 chairlifts, including three high-speed detachable quads and seven doubles (most with arm and leg rests) and two rope tows.
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