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New Sunnyside Lift is Spinning at Alta Ski Area, UT

Back in August, supply chain problems struck when Leitner-Poma of America said Alta Ski Area’s new lift wouldn’t be completed by the original target date of November 20th due to a backlog in ordered parts. The expectations for when Sunnyside would open kept getting pushed back week by week until this past Saturday, January 21st when they finally opened the lift […]

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Luke Guilford | January 24, 2023
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Why You Should Ski Like a Beginner

When is the last time you skied like a beginner? Next time you’re on the slopes ascending smugly in your black diamond chair, check out the beginners below – those folks are having fun! Their weight is all wrong, their hands are back, their knees are straight, and their polls flail about, as they thoroughly enjoy themselves. Give it a try, forget everything you’ve learned. Ski over to that intermediate slope, get in the upright snowplow position, straighten those knees, get those […]

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Mota Bota | July 30, 2020
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