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Alta’s Wild Old Bunch: the 100-Plus Members Are Bonded by a Love of Life and the Love of Skiing

December 30, 2019 by Harriet Wallis Leave a Comment

Skiing is a way of life for Bob Murdoch. As a youngster, he took his wooden skis with a single leather foot strap and slid down hills at the local golf course. Now he skis Alta's slopes three days a week. "I ski for the thrill of it. I used to ski the steepest slopes and the deepest powder, but I don't do that anymore," Bob says, admitting he has slowed down some. Now he sticks … [Read more...]

Utah Ski Resort Roundup

December 21, 2019 by Utah Stories Leave a Comment

Alta The 2019-20 is Alta Ski Area’s 82nd ski season serving up lift served skiing. Alta started out as a mining town and in 1938 the first chairlift was scooping skiers up to earn powder turns. A nightly booking at all lodges includes breakfast and dinner. Alta receives an average yearly snowfall of 547” inches with 2,614 skiable acres. “If you can see it, you can it.” With … [Read more...]

Pursuing Sustainability – An Update from Alta Ski Area

November 22, 2019 by Utah Stories Leave a Comment

Pursuing sustainability is our goal as part of an economic and social foundation at Alta Ski Area. A valid constant to any community is change, which reminds us of the work and balance needed between the environment, business, and its people. This year's annual sustainability report updates readers, stakeholders, and patrons with a glimpse of changes happening at Alta and how … [Read more...]

Life on the Slopes

March 23, 2016 by Connie Lewis

Whether he’s on the slopes, filming other skiers or building skis, Thayne Rich’s life revolves around skiing. Thayne makes a living and a life from the sport he loves. “My parents brought me up skiing. I’ve been skiing since I was two. I was born and raised in Salt Lake City. I started skiing at Snowbird, but once I got too old for the “Ski Free Under 12” pass I moved to … [Read more...]

Junior Bounous – A Lifetime on the Slopes

January 22, 2016 by Connie Lewis 2 Comments

The Bounous family is a skiing legacy. Junior Bounous, now 90, started skiing with homemade skis made from barrel staves.  When he was around 8, his mother gave him his first pair of “real skis” which he used on the hills of Provo Canyon. There were no ski resorts at the time and so skiing involved a lot of hiking. Junior competed for the first time in High School in cross … [Read more...]

ONE Wasatch – Controversial Ski Lift Proposal

January 16, 2015 by Laura Chynoweth Leave a Comment

Get ready for more fighting over ONE Wasatch, the controversial proposal to connect Wasatch Mountain ski resorts with a plethora of new ski lifts. The battle has been escalating ever since Ski Utah—the marketing firm for all of Utah’s snow resorts---held a press conference last March to announce the ONE Wasatch concept. ONE Wasatch calls for connecting seven ski resorts … [Read more...]

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