This season officially marks 75 years of skiing at Alta! Of course before the ski area opened there were a select few “ultra humans” accessing Alta’s terrain via Park City & Big Cottonwood Canyon…including Alf Engen (Alan Engen interview by Johnny B), who was hired by the Forest Service in 1935 to determine the area’s potential as a winter sports site. Check out the Alta Historical Timeline we put together for AltaCam a spell ago. It’s due for an update, but it’s still worth browsing.
Back on Nov 1st Alta Ski Lifts posted the following question to their Facebook page: Question: If Alta Ski Area was transformed into a tasty microbrew, what type of beer would it be? The question generated a buzz with over 50 people taking a guess (including my guess, which was the Dubhe Imperial Black IPA LOL). Well later that day, it was clear why that question was asked with a follow-up post:
Ladies and gents, we here at Alta Ski Area are proud to present the Alta 75th Anniversary Ale. This thirst quenching steep and deep dry hopped Pale Ale, brewed in collaboration with Wasatch Beers, is the perfect pairing for those deep days to come this winter. Drink up and enjoy.
Photos by Tara Thomas
So there you have it. Not only do we get another year of skiing “The Greatest Snow on Earth”, we get to celebrate the 75th year with an Alta-dedicated pale ale after the lifts close. For more info check out this excellent write-up at the Alta website.
Gear up, snow is coming!