Alta is a ski area located in the Wasatch Mountains just east of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. with a skiable area of 2200 acres (8.9 km²), beginning at a base elevation of 8,530 ft (2,600 m) and rising to 10,550 ft (3,216 m) for a vertical gain of 2,020 ft (616 m). Alta is one of the oldest ski resorts in the country, opening its first lift in 1939. It has an average annual snowfall of 514 inches (1,306 cm). Alta is one of three remaining...
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Alta is a ski area located in the Wasatch Mountains just east of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. with a skiable area of 2200 acres (8.9 km²), beginning at a base elevation of 8,530 ft (2,600 m) and rising to 10,550 ft (3,216 m) for a vertical gain of 2,020 ft (616 m). Alta is one of the oldest ski resorts in the country, opening its first lift in 1939. It has an average annual snowfall of 514 inches (1,306 cm). Alta is one of three remaining ski resorts in America that prohibits snowboarders, along with nearby competitor Deer Valley and Vermont's Mad River Glen.
Due to their strictly enforced skiers only policy, Alta has long been the subject of protest action from snowboarders, many of whom consider that such bans display a "blatant aggressive disregard" for the Constitution of the United States.
Alta is one of the oldest ski areas in the U.S. It is one of just a few ski areas in America that limit access to skiers (snowboarders are not allowed). It is best known for the ash...
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