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031516AltaSkiResortUtahMP2039

Skiiers Hannah Follender and McKenna Peterson walk to hikable territory at Alta ski area as winds whip up fresh snow. Alta is a ski area in the western United States, located in the town of Alta in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County. With a skiable area of 2,200 acres, Alta's base elevation is 8,530 ft and rises to 10,550 ft for a vertical gain of 2,020 ft. One of the oldest ski resorts in the country, it opened its first lift in early 1939. Alta is known for being very high altitude and receives more snow than most Utah resorts, its average annual snowfall is 514 inches. Alta is one of three remaining ski resorts in America that prohibits snowboarders.

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Skiiers Hannah Follender and McKenna Peterson walk to hikable territory at Alta ski area as winds whip up fresh snow. Alta is a ski area in the western United States, located in the town of Alta in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County. With a skiable area of 2,200 acres, Alta's base elevation is 8,530 ft and rises to 10,550 ft for a vertical gain of 2,020 ft. One of the oldest ski resorts in the country, it opened its first lift in early 1939. Alta is known for being very high altitude and receives more snow than most Utah resorts, its average annual snowfall is 514 inches. Alta is one of three remaining ski resorts in America that prohibits snowboarders.