What's Going on at Alta Ski Area This Summer?

For skiers, the realignment of the Supreme chairlift may be the most noticeable change. Historically, the lift’s alignment had a unique, eight-degree bend. However, due to associated maintenance issues and a bumpy ride, Alta has opted to dismantle Supreme’s towers and make its alignment more straight.

That work is underway. On June 10, Alta removed Supreme’s lift towers, and as of June 5, the area around the chairlift was closed to travel. Alta anticipates that despite the makeover, Supreme will still be ready to ferry skiers up the slopes next winter.

Another project involves laying snowmaking lines along the Transfer Tow that connects Alta’s two base areas. This week, the lines are being staged in the south end of the Wildcat parking lot, and Alta asked visitors to only park in designated areas, watch out for heavy machinery, and avoid walking along the Transfer Tow while crews are at work.

In the Albion base area, work continues on the Albion Day Lodge expansion, which will add more restaurant seating, storage, public restrooms, and employee housing to the structure. At the north end of the Albion parking lot, Alta is also constructing a new storage facility that, once complete, will allow the ski area to stockpile equipment locally as opposed to using a warehouse on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley.

Through the duration of these projects during the summer and fall, Alta advised that the Albion base area’s parking will be, at times, limited. Further closures across Alta’s hiking trails are expected this summer. On June 5, the ski area shared that there was a temporary trail closure between Alf's Restaurant and the Cecret Lake Trailhead.

Details about construction closures at Alta this summer can be found on the ski area’s website here.