Alta

Pros: Huge snowfalls, amazing variety of terrain, and lift ticket prices that can't be beat!
Cons: What a shame EVERY ski resort isn't as good

I love skiing more than just about any other winter activity, and no winter is complete to me without at least one great ski trip. I was just beginning to think that winter would pass me by without a ski trip this year when I finally managed to...

Pros: Varied terrain, atmosphere, snow, not crowded, skischool, accessibility, views, value.
Cons: Barless lifts scare beginners, apres-ski activities.

Alta has been around a while, but it still is one of the best. It is one of the most well-rounded ski resorts out there. While it might not be fancy or modern, it has an enjoyable atmosphere that you must experience. It is very low-key and easy to manage ...

Pros: Great snow, lots of terrain types, good parking, price
Cons: No snowboarding allowed, limited services

Prime Spot For Serious Skiers

Alta is a great ski resort located at one of the highest elevations in the Salt Lake City area. Due to this elevation, it gets around 500 inches average snowfall each year! That pretty much guarantees...

Pros: I'll never know
Cons: no snowboarding allowed.

I've heard that Alta is a fantastic place to ski. Unfortunately, I'll
never know because they DON'T ALLOW SNOWBOARDING!

Get real! Get with the times! How can a business ignore, errrr... discriminate against snowboarders in this day and...

Pros: Great skiing, Dirt Cheap
Cons: Snowboarding friends have to go elsewhere

Some of the best skiing I ever had was at Alta. This is definitely a skiers' mountain. I spent a week in Utah and visited a number of different resorts, all of which were great, but Alta definitely had the best skiing.

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Pros: Terrain, Snowfall
Cons: Lifts (and Lines)

Alta serves one purpose better than any other resort in Utah... if you can ski it all, you can ski it all anywhere...

If you miss any other of Utah's resorts, you could justify your oversite with a "but I got to ski ..." miss skiing...

Pros: cheap, excellent skiing
Cons: slow lifts

I just moved to SLC from NJ and so, like everyone else around here, I'm learning to ski. Many of my new friends are locals and expert skiers and so they ski Alta and Snowbird. Other reviewers have covered that topic (expert skiing). Some say Alta is...

Pros: Cheap lift tickets, No snowboarders, Great Terrain!
Cons: Sometimes you have to fight lines.

In a word, perfect! Alta is a skier's dream come true. Having lived and skied in Utah for eight years I can tell you that Alta is absolutely the best resort around, I will not ski elsewhere! However, a cautionary word to those who ski to sit by the...

Pros: Lift tickets and lessons are cheap, lots of snow compared to other Utah resorts
Cons: Looooong Lift Lines

Alta is located about 6 hours from Las Vegas, and it is another hour from there to the Park City-area resorts. If you are looking for great snow and a cheap, cheap lift ticket price (only $33 for a day ticket!), Alta is your place. If you want to get in...

Pros: Good snow, Good terrain, great overall skiing
Cons: no snowboards (Con for some only)

Alta Ski Resort is skier's heaven. With 500+ inches of fresh snow per year, you are guaranteed to love it. The slopes are hard, the snow is amazing, and there is always a spot where nobody is around.
Alta is one of the first Ski resorts in the US....

Pros: Beautiful mountains, variety of terrain
Cons: Cost of airfare to get there

This year will mark my third trip in as many years to Alta. Nestled in Little Cottonwood Canyon approximately 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport, Alta is a skier's paradise. The lift lines are short, the snow is perfect and I have yet...

Pros: Snow, prices, medium size crowds
Cons: no high speed lifts

Alta is as good as it gets. They get approximately 500 inches of powder each season, and have a wonderful combination of trails, chutes, and open snow fields. Alta is "old school" in that they do not have modern lifts or some of the other...

Pros: great snow, great terrain, great price, smaller crowds
Cons: resort is not designed for snowboarding

I have been snowboarding since 1989. I had never even seen it before I tried it, but I was hooked after my first miserable day on the bunny slope at Snowbird. I've never wanted to ski again. I have spent most of my boarding days living in Utah and...

Pros: great terrain and the best snow on earth
Cons: lines are entirely too long to be enjoyable

I'm from Utah, so I've done a lot of skiing, and I really like good, hard terrain with great snow, which is why I hate to do this: I really don't like skiing at Alta for one reason: the lift lines are entirely too long. This is sad because the terrain...

Pros: heaps of powder, down to earth cool vibe, amazing terrain
Cons: if your reading this- your not there.

Alta
No matter where you come from, you'll soon feel like an Alta local. The fact you choose such a laid back, bare-bones, meat and potatoes mountain and architecturally-challenged hangout over some sissy, manicured resort- automatically...