Malta Ski News Today

Now the Alta School not only educates the children of the ticket sellers, avalanche forecasters, hotel reservationists, and chai latte makers, it is also a source of town pride.

Avalanche risk is high in Utah's mountains and has been a big concern this year. Ski resorts' avalanche dogs help with search and rescue.

Alta Ski Area in Utah has great snow and off-trail skiing. But it’s not for snowboarders — with good reason. Read more.

Alta Ski Area in Utah has great snow and off-trail skiing. But it’s not for snowboarders — with good reason. Read more.

Every resort in Utah has that one Run. It’s the name on the trail map that makes you wonder, “Can I?” Everyone knows someone who has tackled these runs and told the tale.

Junior Bounous is widely regarded as a skiing pioneer and at 98 years young, hes still hitting the slopes regularly.

Footage taken on Monday shows a number of vehicles buried under more than 4 feet of snow in Little Cottonwood Canyon in northern Utah.

For generations, Utah skiing families have raised future ski pilgrims to learn the ways of the mountain faith, using Alta as their base.

In late March 1949, Monty Atwater finally gained permission to conduct a groundbreaking experiment at Alta. The Forest Service supervisor, Felix C. Koziol, and the Utah National Guard approved Atwaters outlandish proposition to perform a test fire to shoot avalanches at Alta with a French 75-mm howitzer.

Last winter was sublime, with up to 903 inches of snow, shattering records. But that was so 2022-23. This is a new winter, and the ski mountains are looking forward to it as they begin opening.