Skiing Alta

I haven’t been to Alta since the first time I came to Salt Lake City to ski several years ago. At the time, I was just re-learning how to ski 10 years after basically quitting cold turkey when I took a job in Texas after college.

We went today, and it was glorious. No traffic, easy parking, nearly empty lift lines, zero snowboarders, and an amazing mountain to ski on.

The thermometer says 8°F at the top of the Collins lift; it was cold, but it didn’t feel like single digits. I’ve been at Big Sky and Copper when it was single-digits, and I felt much warmer today.

Now if only our Ikon pass gave us more than 7 days there…

Digital sign reading 8°, 4:20PM. Black diamond trail sign for High Traverse. In the background, snow on fir trees in front of a mountain valley colored by the setting sun but topped with gray clouds.Ikon app stats for a day skiing at Alta. 10 lifts, 35 trails, 14 miles, 15,159 vertical feet. 63% blue runs, 37% black runs.

Jerry Towler @jatowler