Why I ski Alta
Jan 5, 2024 21:26:55 #
Jan 5, 2024 22:43:14 #
Beautiful. Down here we don't have snow, hills, or mountains. I've tried mud skiing while being towed by a truck when I was young. It didn't really pan out.
Jan 5, 2024 23:23:45 #
kpmac wrote:
Beautiful. Down here we don't have snow, hills, or mountains. I've tried mud skiing while being towed by a truck when I was young. It didn't really pan out.
I am from Texas, but I fell in love with skiing when I was in the Army.
Jan 6, 2024 05:55:45 #
UTMike wrote:
https://www.alta.com/soul?utm_source=Inntopia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14384490
This is really nice thank you for sharing. The videography is amazing. I don’t know how they do that.
Bruce.
Jan 6, 2024 07:23:36 #
Jan 6, 2024 10:32:14 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
UTMike wrote:
https://www.alta.com/soul?utm_source=Inntopia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14384490
Yeah, it's beautiful. I skied most if not all of the areas in those mountains within a 90 minute drive from Salt Lake City and I liked Alta the best for that and because it was close, less crowded and cheaper than a lot of the others... but that was back in the late '80s and early '90s so those last 2 may have changed now.
Jan 6, 2024 11:48:19 #
tomad wrote:
Yeah, it's beautiful. I skied most if not all of the areas in those mountains within a 90 minute drive from Salt Lake City and I liked Alta the best for that and because it was close, less crowded and cheaper than a lot of the others... but that was back in the late '80s and early '90s so those last 2 may have changed now.
Unfortunately, people have learned about Alta. All skiing is expensive now and Alta is no exception, but I have skied there the last 5 years for free (anyone over 80 skis for free).
Jan 6, 2024 11:57:20 #
Way cool..! I mean quite cool and cold. Snow and ice are man's way of walking on water.
Jan 6, 2024 12:52:20 #
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
UTMike wrote:
Unfortunately, people have learned about Alta. All skiing is expensive now and Alta is no exception, but I have skied there the last 5 years for free (anyone over 80 skis for free).
Good for you! I'm 74 and had to give it up years ago because I could no longer do strenuous activity at altitude.
Jan 6, 2024 12:55:28 #
It's been a few years, but I always preferred the Big Cottonwood resorts (Brighton and Solitude) over Alta and Snowbird. Now, I'm stuck with Mammoth, June, and all the Tahoe resorts for a day-trip. I know, I have it rough. 
But yeah, Alta is awesome.
But yeah, Alta is awesome.
Jan 6, 2024 12:57:42 #
UTMike wrote:
Unfortunately, people have learned about Alta. All skiing is expensive now and Alta is no exception, but I have skied there the last 5 years for free (anyone over 80 skis for free).
Thanks, Mike, for sharing that beautiful video. It brings back many memories, including one year, 1961, when I was 5 and my mother took me skiing there almost everyday. I was too old for preschool and too young for kindergarten, so what else was I supposed to do, lol? One week, we got stranded for several days -- interlodge -- and couldn't even leave the lodge due to avalanche danger. Made me a lifelong skier but I miss Alta more than anywhere. Congratulations to you on skiing for free at Alta: that's a goal of mine!
Jan 6, 2024 13:12:45 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
Great video Mike. I skied many wonderful days at Alta and Snowbird and Brighton and Park City during my college years at Utah in the late '60-early '70s. Still remember them fondly. I was never good enough to ski the really deep stuff like in the video.
It is a beautiful spot to enjoy both winter and year around.
It is a beautiful spot to enjoy both winter and year around.
Jan 7, 2024 15:26:51 #
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