Spreading the Alta Love
On March 7th I had the pleasure of introducing two great people to Alta skiing and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Whenever I describe to folks the difference between Alta and other Utah ski resorts it sums it up nicely to simply say “On a storm day everyone in line knows one another”. It has a true family feel. Alta means a lot to me so I really enjoyed showing Mike Doyle, your About.com Guide to Skiing, and his daughter Katie around. We went on a complete mountain tour. It was a morning with bright blue skies and great visibility, so it made my job of pointing out features much easier. They carved the place up, asking questions and smiling all a long!
© Mike Doyle
The next day Mike posted a great write-up about his morning at Alta, and they also carved it up at Snowbird in the afternoon: Skiing Alta and Snowbird on the Same Day?
Also, linked up from Mike’s ‘Skiing Alta and Snowbird on the Same Day?‘ blog post, there’s a specific article he wrote highlighting all they took in at Alta. This is the first hand account from a new Alta skiing fan! Skiing Alta
Being a passholder means, in general, the cheapest way to ski the most at a place you like. Here at Alta it means a lot more – at Alta it means you are family.
I also posted a thread to the AltaCam Ski Forum about these great articles. Check it out: Alta Featured on About.com
Over and out, Gary M
March 9th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
When there is a powder day at Snowbird, the tram line is filled with the same powder hounds every time. It is a blast as long as you enjoy the crowded stinky tram~Tramology~strategic loading and unloading of the tram to be the first one out to run across the deck and shred to the cirque !
WSG
March 9th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
“It is a blast as long as…” As long as you don’t mind sucking in everyone’s farts while crammed in the Tram for 12 minutes!! LOL
I’ll have to choose Alta any day over the ‘Bird thank you.