But three destinations—Alta Ski Area, Deer Valley, and Mad River Glen—cling to the past, disallowing snowboarding on their ...

Then the flakes kept falling, and falling, and falling. By the time Alta Ski Area opened its lifts Friday morning at 9, its slopes were already padded with almost double the maximum amount of snow ...

Alongside the explosive growth of backcountry skiing, numerous ski resorts throughout North America permit uphill access. At ...

On a sunny day, about 1,200 cars an hour move through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to Snowbird and Alta Ski Area. But when it snows, the number drops to 300 an hour, causing gridlock for hours, said ...

Read on to find your ideal mountain getaway today. Alta Ski Area is one of only a few ski-only resorts in the U.S. with no snowboarding allowed. It averages nearly 550 inches of snow per year over ...

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Five years later, in 1990, that number had significantly grown to 476. One of two major ski resorts in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon area, Alta is a buzzy destination inhabited by hardcore skiers ...