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Top North American Ski Resorts We Sing the Slopes Fantastic UTAH :: ALTA & SNOWBIRD By Tom Price
WHY WE LOVE IT: In a word, the white stuff. At Little Cottonwood Canyon, the light-and-dry goods are nonpareil. The evidence? When the Ringling Bros. circus sued Utah for using the slogan "The Greatest Snow on Earth," the case went all the way to the Supreme Court—and Utah won. NUMBER-ONE RUN: A long, technical traverse perches you atop Alf's High Rustler, a 40-degree, 2,000-foot pitch aimed straight at the Alta parking lot. Legend has it that veteran ski-school director Alf Engen once bombed the whole run, with nothing but nipple-deep powder to slow his mad descent.
SOUL PATCH: After Snowbird's last tram heads down for the day, don't be afraid to join the contingent of ski-crazy locals who gather at the top of Lone Pine for what is usually a low-key party, then take in the sublime view of the spectacular, canyon-framed sunset.
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