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@AltaSkiArea

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Since 1938. Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing.

Alta, Utah
Joined September 2010
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
22 inches and counting…
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@AltaSkiArea
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8 months
Octobuary 26th 😮
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
This winter is officially our snowiest on record 🤯 Since our first snow on Oct. 22nd, we have seen an avg of 4.9” per day.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
That escalated quickly 📈
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 month
Northern Lights 🙌
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 months
First turns following a 34-hour Interlodge 🎿: Ross Tester
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
9 months
Fresh snow for the last day of summer 😎
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 months
Bluebird #SundayFunday with two feet of fresh snow
@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 months
Tony called it 🎯
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@AltaSkiArea
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4 months
13” in the past 24 hours 8” in the past 12 hours 4” in the past 2 hours
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Summer Solstice 2022 vs 2023
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
Good morning from Alta.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Ballroom is open 💃🏻🪩🕺
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
Friends on a powder day 👯‍♂️ ⛷: Ty Peterson & Thorn Merrill
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Devil’s Castle opened today for the first time since March 18th—195.5 inches ago 😳
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
801” 🤯 This endless winter continues to produce staggering snow totals.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
LCC Sunsets 😍
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Ballroom and Baldy Shoulder are now open
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
Today was a REALLY good day ⛷: Sam Cohen
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 years
First snow of the season at @AltaSkiArea 😷🙏❄️
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@AltaSkiArea
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4 years
It’s happening! 🙌
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Alta Ski Area will not open today. 🚪Interlodge is still in effect as avalanche mitigation efforts continue. 🚧 Highway 210 has no estimated opening time. Follow @udotcottonwoods for road updates. Thank you for your continued patience during this endless snowy winter.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Wildcat, Collins and Sunnyside are now open. Enjoy!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
I woke up like this
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 months
For the first time in 15 seasons, Alta notches back-to-back, 600-inch plus winters 📈
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
Hi Alta crew. We love the energy each morning but unattended skis are not allowed in our lift lines. 🙀 #NoSkiLeftBehindAct #KnowYouKnow
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Pretty nice little powder day!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
6 months
Sunday Funday 🎿: Parkin Costain & Jake Hopfinger
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Alta Ski Area will not open today ⚠️ We have received 27" in the past 24 hours and 37" from this current storm. We are working towards an opening tomorrow. Thanks for your continued patience during this historically snowy winter. 🙏
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
24 inches in 24 hours and then Interlodge lifted 🎥: Kitty Cam™️
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
Our hearts are heavy with the passing of David Van Dame—The Farmer. Alta will not be the same place without you. Donning your faded red jacket, wool-knit hat and Pocket Rocket skis, you showed us how to effortlessly ski deep powder for 48 years at Alta.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!
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Dr. McKenzie Skiles
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Alta is DEEP!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
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🚨 Big changes coming to Alta: A new chapter is set to unfold as Alta Ski Area will replace traditional Avalanche Dogs with Avalanche Porcupines—continuing its legacy of innovation in avalanche mitigation and rescue. Meet the prickly patrollers of Alta:
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 years
413” for the season and it’s only Feb 17th. #AltaMagic
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
6 months
Wildcat, Collins & Sugarloaf are now open.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
We are humbled by the entire Alta employee team who have weathered two winters wrapped into one. There have been two constants this winter: endless snow and the endless grit, determination and humility displayed by our crew. Thank you for bringing your stoke to Alta each day 🙏
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
11 Days Until We Ski ⛷🎷
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 years
It’s snowing!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
East Castle opened today 🏰
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 years
This is what a foot of overnight lake effect snow looks (and sounds) like. Skier : Unknown 🤷‍♂️ #AltaMagic
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 month
Storm total: 24 inches and counting 📈
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 years
First snow of the season 🙌 73 days until Opening Day
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Devil’s Castle opened today
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
9 months
First snow of the 2023–24 season 🤗
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
7 years
A good morning indeed. Ladies and Gentlemen...the first snow. #itshere #Winteriscoming #snow #skialta #stoked
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Ballroom is open 💃🏻🕺 #AltaMagic
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
900 inches! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 Take a quick lap of the Collins Study Plot with Jonathan Morgan of the Alta Avalanche Office. 2022–23 Milestones: • Snowiest season on record: 900” and counting • Deepest settled snow depth: 248” • Single Snowiest month (March 2023): 229”
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
We’re not sure what it means, so we’re just going to assume it’s a good omen for this winter. 🌈🙌
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
6 months
Ballroom and the Shoulder are open
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Alta Ski Area
1 year
Kitty Cam™️ | 2.6.2023
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
6 years
Winter is no longer a dream ✨ Current status looking up at Sunnyside lift ...
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@AltaSkiArea
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1 year
Photo of the Day | 4.23.2023 That's all folks. Alta is closed for the season. And what a season it was! We'll see you all next winter. 📷: @Photo_John
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Happy #WorldTelemarkDay from Alta
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
4 months
Photo of the Day | 2.10.2024 An anonymous Alta ski patroller rides a snow wave in 51.5 inches of untouched powder, after opening the Backside gate. 📷: @Photo_John
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
8 months
Good morning from Alta—one month until we ski ⛷
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯(+3) 🤯
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 years
“Never give up” - George Jedenoff, 101 Year Old Skier
@SkiUtah
SkiUtah
5 years
At 101 and a half years old, George Jedenoff is back skiing @AltaSkiArea -- This year we take a look at George's exercise program that he credits with keeping himself in shape to ski.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
8 years
Introducing our new patrol puppy-in-training, Lucy! First time seeing snow and is a total natural. #alta #skialta #altalucy #puppy
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Another 5” overnight! ☃️ 📹: Kitty Cam™️
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1 year
Kitty Cam™️ | 12.28.2022
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Alta Ski Area
1 year
The Backside is open! ⛷️: Chris Whitaker
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
First snow of the 2022–23 season.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 years
Happy #WeatherWednesday from Alta. Your snow dances are paying off! Keep ‘em coming. 🙏❄️
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Alta Ski Area
7 months
Happy Opening Day!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Update: the skiing was really good ⛷️: Kalen Griffin
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Alta Ski Area
1 year
Devil’s Castle opened today for the first time since March 18th—195.5 inches ago 😳
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1 year
Devil’s Castle opened today, it was devilishly good 😈
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1 year
Closing Day Highboy Laps 🌭
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1 year
It’s ribbon cutting time for the new Sunnyside six-pack lift ✂️
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1 year
Good morning, Alta! 📹: Kitty Cam™️
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@AltaSkiArea
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3 months
500!
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@AltaSkiArea
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5 years
Fresh Tracks on Wildcat this morning. 😍 ⛷: @izmotte #AltaMagic
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Photo of the Day | 1.14.2023 Spirits were high tonight as we celebrated Alta's 85th winter with a torchlight parade and fireworks over the mountain. 📸: @Photo_John
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@AltaSkiArea
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2 months
Today’s Baldy opening
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@AltaSkiArea
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2 years
Another 8 inches overnight 😳
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 months
Photo of the Day | 1.16.2024 Thank you to the entire Alta team for putting in big hours to keep Alta rolling during our largest single-storm total since the 2016–17 season. 📸: @rockomenzyk
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@AltaSkiArea
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1 year
Photo of the Day | 1.6.2023 The deepest turns of the day were saved for last chair. 21" storm total, 326" for the season and a base of 125". ⛷️: @TimMcChesney 📸: @rockomenzyk
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
It’s happening! 🤗
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@AltaSkiArea
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4 years
102-Year-Old Powderhound at Alta At 102 years young, George Jedenoff is still tearing up his favorite powder stashes at Alta—proving that you can never cure a powderhound. #102YearOld #Skiing #NeverGiveUp #LifeGoals
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
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Ski a run at Alta with 102-year-old George Jedenoff 📽: @trbrts George's inspiring story--> #NeverGiveUp #AltaMagic
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Photo of the Day | 2.22.2023 This 22-inch storm has bumped up our season-to-date snowfall to 528 inches—the snowiest October through February stretch in the 43-year history of the Collins study plot. ⛷️: Willie Nelson 📸: @rockomenzyk
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Happy 2023! Our new year’s resolution is to enjoy every powder day like a @RobLowe powder day 🎊 📹: @SonofVBeach #supersweet
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@AltaSkiArea
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8 months
It's snowing!
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Alta is no stranger to deep winters and huge storms, however, we continue to be amazed by this winter and this most recent storm. Based on the forecast, Alta Ski Area will not open until Highway 210 opens. Please follow @udotcottonwoods for road updates. 📸: @rockomenzyk
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
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If the road does not open tomorrow we will refund all paid parking reservations and we will cancel all season pass parking reservations. 🤔
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Wait for it...
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2 years
Bluebird Saturday with new terrain openings.
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5 months
Photo of the Day | 12.31.2023 Alta's 2023 New Year's Eve torchlight parade and fireworks show. Happy New Year! 📷 @Photo_John
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
3 years
August 19th: First snowfall of the summer at Alta. ❄️ Hey Mother Nature, what took so long? 🤷‍♀️ #AltaMagic #AltaSummer
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
8 years
It's a bit wintery up here this morning. Let's go beanie weather! Face shots courtesy of the Skier Services building #altaskiarea #skialta
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
Good morning from sunny Alta 😎
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
8 months
One month closer to ski season
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
8 years
The ski area will open as soon as conditions permit. We project that date will be sometime after November 24th. Here is Lucy to cheer you up
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
5 months
Nuzzles 🤗
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What’s the name of this guy? ⁦ @AltaSkiArea ⁩ ⁦
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@AltaSkiArea
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Photo of the Day | 2.22.2021 Today the Backside gates opened after 112" of snowfall. Thank you Alta Ski Patrol for all of your hard work to reopen terrain daily.  📸: @izmottephoto
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
2 years
🚨 Sunday Snuggles Sighting 🤗
@TheGolfSpace
Tony Korologos
2 years
Snuggles sighting at @AltaSkiArea
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
864” and counting 📈 Status = still digging out ❄️
@AltaAlerts
Alta Alerts
1 year
Alta Ski Area will not open today. We are continuing to dig out in an effort to open the ski area on Thursday. @AltaCentral Follow @UDOTcottonwoods for road updates.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
1 year
Alta Ski Area is closed for the day. Interlodge is immediately going into effect.
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@AltaSkiArea
Alta Ski Area
7 months
Alta Ski Area will not open on November 17th. At this time, our opening date is TBD as we wait for Mother Nature to do her thing. We will meet on November 16th to reevaluate conditions. We hope to have more information after this meeting. Thank you for your patience. 🙏❄️
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@AltaSkiArea
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New Year’s Eve Eve fireworks 🎆
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