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...
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figure of 383. Alta is centered in the Alta Ski Area, a ski resort that has 500,000 annual visitors. It is known for its powder skiing and its decision...
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that is the basis of the Ski Mont Alta ski hill; see List of former ski areas of Quebec Alberta, Canada (abbreviation ALTA) Alta Municipality, a municipality...
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Alta Badia is a ski resort in the Dolomites of northern Italy, in the upper part of the Val Badia (‹See Tfd›German: Hochabtei) in South Tyrol. It is part...
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of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed...
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candidate for the oldest limber pine was identified in 2006 near the Alta Ski Area in Utah; called "Twister", the tree was confirmed to be at least 1,700...
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Snowbird, Utah (redirect from Snowbird (ski resort))
majority of Utah ski areas. The originator of the Snowbird resort concept was Ted Johnson, who had managed the Alta Lodge in the town of Alta at the head of...
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support alpine or Nordic skiing and other snow sports." Ski areas can extend over several municipalities (ex: La Plagne in France, Alta Badia in Italy, etc...
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Comparison of California ski resorts Comparison of Colorado ski resorts List of ski areas and resorts in the United States "On site rates". skibromont...
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Solitude Mountain Resort (redirect from Solitude Ski Resort)
to move more efficiently. It was followed by Alta Ski Area in 2007. Solitude is adjacent to Brighton Ski Resort near the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon...
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southern scenic areas was made easier. Since the establishment of Alta Ski Area in 1939 and the subsequent development of several ski resorts in the state's...
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Alf Engen (section Alf Engen Ski Museum)
States. Engen is best known for his ski school at Alta in Utah and as the pioneer of powder skiing. Born in Norway in the town of Mjøndalen, in Nedre...
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and several other halos in Madrid on March 25, 2017 Solar halo at the Alta Ski Area near the Snowpine lift on February 12, 2023 Long exposure of a night-time...
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provides unlimited or restricted access to all of their ski resorts in collaboration with Alta Ski Area, Snowbasin, Arapahoe Basin, Aspen/Snowmass, Boyne Resorts...
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WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, and it is located between Driggs, Idaho and the Grand Targhee ski resort. Alta is located just east of the Idaho...
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Ruth Rogers-Altmann (section Skiing/Fashion)
Gerald Ford American Ski Classic, where she faced an opponent in her twenties – and won. She is a longtime devotee of Alta Ski Area, having assisted with...
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(1893 - 1983), a prominent Utah attorney who also helped develop the Alta Ski Area. In 2019 Elizabeth Kronk Warner became the 12th Dean of the S.J. Quinney...
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establishment of Alta Ski Area, Utah's skiing has become world-renowned. Park City is home to the United States Ski Team. Utah's ski resorts are primarily...
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Southwestern United States (section Ski industry)
decade, in 1939, with the establishment of Alta Ski Area, Utah's skiing began to be developed. Due to the ski conditions in the state, during WWII, the...
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Albion-Sugarloaf ski area, along with Alta notables Chic Morton, Alf Engen, and fellow Ski Enthusiast and Painter Ruth Rogers-Altmann. At times Laughlin's skiing got...
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Chad's Gap (category Ski area and resort stubs)
the Wasatch Mountains, approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northeast of Alta Ski Area, in northern Utah, United States. One version of the structure's discovery...
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Aspen Extreme (category American skiing films)
backcountry and bowl skiing sequences were filmed at Aspen Highlands with the permission of owner Whip Jones and Alta Ski Area. Big mountain extreme...
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to the Tonkawa tribe Sugarloaf Mountain (Utah), a mountain near the Alta Ski Area outside of Salt Lake City, Utah Sugarloaf Mountain (Wyoming), in the...
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Alta (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈɑ̂ɫtɑ] ), Áltá (Northern Sami), or Alattio (Kven) is a town in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is...
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and wrote about it for a 1963 article in The Salt Lake Tribune. The Alta Ski Area reprinted his article the following winter in their newsletter, where...
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Alta (Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ɫtɑ] ; Northern Sami: Áltá [ˈaːlːtaː]; Kven: Alattio; Finnish: Alattio) is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway...
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located 19 miles (31 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City at the Alta Ski Area in the Wasatch–Cache National Forest. The peak is part of the Wasatch...
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recreation areas Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Ski resorts Alta Ski Area Beaver Mountain Brian Head Ski Resort...
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ceremonies. The 75 was also innovatively used to mitigate avalanche risk at Alta Ski Area by Monty Atwater after returning from service in WWII. Using artillery...
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alpine ski area located in the Little Belt Mountains in Central Montana, United States. Created in 1936 and originally called King's Hill Ski Area, Showdown...
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