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The season has officially begun at Alta. Canyon Blog
dropped into everyone’s favorite powder resort on day two of the season to
assess how safety and satisfaction might intersect in this unprecedented
environment. And the answer is: really well. Masks are required on lifts,
indoors and anywhere that you can’t maintain a safe standoff distance from
others. To help with the lines there are additional ques to keep us all apart.
Also, groups not together do not have to share chairs. Dining will be limited
with greater spacing and prepackaged food. For more information visit Alta’s Covid-19
Response page https://www.alta.com/winter-2020-21
Parking is going to be different in Little Cottonwood
Canyon this year with Snowbird implementing a reservation system. But that
doesn’t concern you because, drum roll here… you are staying with Canyon
Services in one of our premier accommodations and can either shuttle to luxury
or enjoy parking associated with your rental.
Of course you don’t read this space, nor does your
correspondent write it, to talk about parking and chairlift lines. This space
is for skiing, snowboarding, sunshine and powder. While the snowfall hasn’t
been plentiful to date, the conditions at Alta were already completely
enjoyable two days before Thanksgiving. A rare “halo” sun made an appearance in
the afternoon and as you can see from the other professionally snapped iPhone
photos, the crowds were no bother whatsoever. 
Snowbird is scheduled to open November 30th
with similar safety measures. The biggest change there is the tram where the
capacity will be significantly curtailed. There’s a lot of madness swirling around out there in
the ether at the moment. But whenever this journalist slaps on the boots and
boards and drops off Sugarloaf or Collins and feels the gravity fueled
acceleration take over (though it must be said, mandatory face masking cuts
down on the briskness) nothing else matters. Though sunlit rays making a 360 degree
halo come pretty close.
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