Yep, you probably knew this, but Alta Ski Area doesn't allow snowboarders, so if you show up with a single plank, the resort's employees will turn you away. The policy places Alta in a small cadre of ...

Only a few ski resorts have received more snow than Alta Ski Area, Utah, this winter.

Alta Ski Area opened in January 1939, and while Brighton Ski Resort boasts being the first ski resort in Utah, opening in 1936 and operating with a rope tow, Alta was the first resort to operate ...

Skier Katie Hitchcock revels in another deep powder day at Alta Ski Area on March 15. The snowfall at the resort this year is officially the snowiest season on record.

Alta, Brighton among latest Utah ski resorts to break all-time snowfall records Resorts across Utah have set new highs during this historic season.

The ski resort of Alta, Utah, basks in well-deserved accolades for burly terrain, massive snowfalls and a stoic devotion to a throwback vibe (chairlifts only, no snowboarding allowed).

The ski area currently has a 21-inch base, according to opensnow.com, which predicts Alta will receive up to a foot of additional snow before Saturday. Alta becomes Utah’s fifth resort to ...

Alta is a vacation from my spoiled Colorado ski life — and it keeps the flame alive when I return to I-70 traffic.

A recently updated blog post from Ski Utah —a non-profit trade organization dedicated to supporting resorts in the state—provided a look at upcoming closing dates for Utah ski areas.

ALTA, Utah — Several ski resorts across Utah are reporting seeing their first snowfall of the season. Alta Ski Area posted 3 images to social media showing clouds and snow covering the mountains.

In this Feb. 19 photo, skiers take the slopes at Alta Ski Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City. A Utah resort long known as a skiers’ mountain has been sued for refusing to ...

ALTA, Utah- To reach this tiny ski town at the top of a canyon, you jump on an easy flight to Salt Lake City, followed by a 45-minute drive into the mountains. But somewhere along the way you go ...