Alta: Wild, Wonderful and Welcoming (Unless You’re A Snowboarder)
Alta. Four little letters. One mythic resort. Alta is one of the cradles of American skiing and a visit to Alta can be a bit like a trip back in time – in a good way. Founded in 1938 in an old mining...
View ArticleThe Pineapple Express Diary, Part Three: Skiing Alta
We blew into Utah last week and ran headlong into the Pineapple Express. The Wasatch were getting pummeled with snow, but we were beginning to miss the sun. Finally, on our last day, the clouds parted...
View ArticleWhat’s New At Alta? You Will Have to Look Under the Snow
“So what’s new at Alta this season?” I asked Connie Marshall, the resort’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations over lunch in December. So far this ski season, as I have talked to people and read...
View ArticleSki Trip Report: Alta Moguls, Ski School and More
“We live in Utah, we don’t ski moguls,” my friend Marc told me. I looked at him with complete incredulity. “You don’t ski moguls?” I repeated quite slowly to make sure I had understood him correctly....
View ArticleThe Five Alta Lodges: History, Charm and Family Fun
Each of the five Alta Lodges is historic and has a story to tell. Although we stayed at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in early December, I visited each of the other lodges. Here’s what I learned. The Alta...
View ArticleAdios Ski Season: Many Highs, One Low
For the past month, I’ve been looking for the “perfect” way and “perfect” day to end my ski season. On Friday, I found it at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado. Thanks to a cosmic convergence, my son’s sports...
View ArticleMaking Memories At Alta Lodge
When our children were in grade school, my husband would explain their occasional absence for family travel and skiing with this phrase: You can’t make memories as a family if they’re in school. This...
View ArticleFrom Snowboard to Skis For One Day at Alta
I’m a y’all come kind of gal. If we’re heading out to ski, I’m apt to invite everyone I know. We travel a lot, so no matter where we go, I’m usually trying to make it a party. So recently, when we were...
View ArticleDo Women Learn to Ski Best From Other Women?
Over the past few years, no matter where I ski, I see them: Flyers and posters encouraging women to get out and ski and ride together. Women’s Wednesday, Shred Betty Clinics, Mommy and Me, no matter...
View ArticleFind Your Ski “Family” at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter
The first time we visited Alta as a family, our sons were 12 and 9. It was the first winter that they didn’t ski race, so we were enjoying the sweet freedom of free skiing. Being more familiar with red...
View ArticleThe Pineapple Express Diary, Part Three: Skiing Alta
We blew into Utah last week and ran headlong into the Pineapple Express. The Wasatch were getting pummeled with snow, but we were beginning to miss the sun. Finally, on our last day, the clouds parted...
View ArticleWhat’s New At Alta? You Will Have to Look Under the Snow
“So what’s new at Alta this season?” I asked Connie Marshall, the resort’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations over lunch in December. So far this ski season, as I have talked to people and read...
View ArticleSki Trip Report: Alta Moguls, Ski School and More
“We live in Utah, we don’t ski moguls,” my friend Marc told me. I looked at him with complete incredulity. “You don’t ski moguls?” I repeated quite slowly to make sure I had understood him correctly....
View ArticleThe Five Alta Lodges: History, Charm and Family Fun
Each of the five Alta Lodges is historic and has a story to tell. Although we stayed at the Alta Peruvian Lodge in early December, I visited each of the other lodges. Here’s what I learned. The Alta...
View ArticleAdios Ski Season: Many Highs, One Low
For the past month, I’ve been looking for the “perfect” way and “perfect” day to end my ski season. On Friday, I found it at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado. Thanks to a cosmic convergence, my son’s sports...
View ArticleMaking Memories At Alta Lodge
When our children were in grade school, my husband would explain their occasional absence for family travel and skiing with this phrase: You can’t make memories as a family if they’re in school. This...
View ArticleFrom Snowboard to Skis For One Day at Alta
I’m a y’all come kind of gal. If we’re heading out to ski, I’m apt to invite everyone I know. We travel a lot, so no matter where we go, I’m usually trying to make it a party. So recently, when we were...
View ArticleDo Women Learn to Ski Best From Other Women?
Over the past few years, no matter where I ski, I see them: Flyers and posters encouraging women to get out and ski and ride together. Women’s Wednesday, Shred Betty Clinics, Mommy and Me, no matter...
View ArticleFind Your Ski “Family” at Alta’s Goldminer’s Daughter
The first time we visited Alta as a family, our sons were 12 and 9. It was the first winter that they didn’t ski race, so we were enjoying the sweet freedom of free skiing. Being more familiar with red...
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