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Please share your experiences with us—great hikes you’ve taken, suggestions of other things to do in this area, comments about horseback riding, disc golf—whatever.  One of the things we’ve discovered is that guests love hearing from other guests! 

Springtime Waterfall Hikes

Thu May 06, 2010

Waterfall lovers everywhere—rejoice!  Spring is your time of year!

Sure, there’s still snow a little higher than we are (and great snowshoeing) but this is the time of year when we pull out our hiking boots and start exploring trails we haven’t walked since the fall.

The waterfalls, in particular, are pretty wonderful right now!  Right behind Alta Crystal Resort (a whopping 10-minute walk), you can check out Deep Creek Falls, a gorgeous 15-foot waterfall.  Along the way, you’ll probably take picture after picture of Deep Creek (there’s one picture of it at the top of this page) since it… Read Full Story

An Epic Ski Day At Crystal Mountain

Thu Apr 08, 2010

We had our most incredible day EVER yesterday at Crystal Mountain. 

And since this is our 13th season up here, that’s saying a lot.

Crystal has gotten 6 FEET of snow since these storms started on March 29, and we were skiing in thigh-deep powder all day yesterday.  You know those great ski photos where the skier’s face is buried in snow?  That was us.  And the skiing just got better and better the more exploring we did.

We started out in Green Valley and had some incredible runs through the trees to the left of the groomed section,… Read Full Story

Easter Sunrise Service 2009

Mon Mar 08, 2010

You owe it to yourself to come up to Alta Crystal Resort for Easter at least once in your life.  Everyone who has stayed with us during Easter talks about it—and how their families still tell stories about the incredible weekend they had.  We really hope you can join us this year, although these photos are from previous Easters.  (After all, Easter this year doesn’t happen until April 4.)

On Friday night, we kick off the weekend with a cupcake decorating and crafts party.  Lots of Easter cupcakes, lots of decorations and all sorts of springtime crafts.  We even show… Read Full Story