Alta has a series of backcountry options from skiing to climbing. Grizzly Gulch Snowcats offers five-run days’ with a guide into the powdery untracked surrounds of the resort. Utah Mountain Adventures offers year-round climbing and backcountry guiding services with an instructional emphasis.

Tour with a Ranger provides the chance to join a naturalist ranger from the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation to learn about the wildlife, geology, and ecology of the area. Go heli-skiing with Utah’s Powderbirds operation, or if you’re fit and a strong skier,  join the Utah Interconnect’s Six Resorts In A Day tour which departs from neighboring Snowbird on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Alta Snowcat Skiing
Location: Albion base
Ride from 10,500 feet down to 9,000 feet across 375 acres of incredible bowl skiing.
Open: ( depends on the weather and availability)
Phone: +1 801.799.2271

Six Resorts In A Day
Location: Deer Valley
Experience Utah’s Wasatch backcountry by skiing up to six resorts in one day.
Phone: +1 801.534.1907

Alta Town Race Series
Location: Sunnyside Race Arena
Alta Town Race Series – Slalom and Giant Slalom events.
Phone: +1 801.799.2278

Recreational Racing
Location: Sunnyside Race Arena
Go for the gold!
Phone: +1 801.359.1078

Special Events Racing
Location: Alta Ski Area
Put together a group as the Race Arena is available for rent.
Open: (for rent, you can use it depending on availability)
Phone: +1 801.799.2278

Heli-Skiing
Powderbird Heli-Skiing Services 80,000 Acres of Diverse Backcountry Terrain.
powderbird.com