Alta Earth Day
Saturday, April 15th | 9:30 AM-5:30 PM | Free | Registration Required for Certain Events
All info on Alta.com
Join Alta for its 14th annual community Alta Earth Day! Connect with sustainability-focused and local companies from the Salt Lake area. Get on the snow with Cottonwood Canyons Foundation, Tracy Aviary, and TreeUtah for our on-skis events and gain a fresh perspective of the ecological system at work here in Alta. Check out the basecamp/vendor village at the base of the Collins lift.
This event encourages environmental stewardship, diversity in outdoor recreation, responsible recreation, and awareness of the relationship between climate change and the future of the ski industry in Little Cottonwood Canyon and beyond. There will be a generous opportunity drawing - win outdoor gear, new skis, a climbing gym pass, and more! Plus music on the Goldminer's Daughter Patio from 3:30-5:30pm.
ON THE SNOW TOURS
BIRDING ON SKIS WITH TRACY AVIARY | 9AM–NOON | Lift Ticket Required Registration Required
Join Tracy Aviary’s expert birders on skis in search of our feathered friends that call Alta home. Stellar's Jay, Mountain Chickadees, Dusky Grouse, and Clark's Nutcrackers are a few of the 100+ species of birds living amongst our favorite ski runs. Ski green and intermediate runs that wiggle through the trees in search of them.
NEST BOX INSTALLATIONS WITH TRACY AVIARY
10 AM & 2 PM | Registration Required
Tracy Aviary studies the behaviors of birds that nest in holes and hollows in the aspens and evergreen trees of Alta Ski Area. Snowshoe through a short hike and help put up nest boxes that will be home to a variety of birds. Snowshoes are available but limited. Email environment@alta.com if you need a pair.
TREES AND SKIS WITH TREEUTAH
11 AM & 2 PM | Sunnyside | Lift Ticket Required | No Registration Required
Spend an hour learning about the tree species that live at Alta, the ecology of the forest, threats to the forest’s health, the ongoing efforts of Alta and TreeUtah to protect forest health, and what you can do to help.
Meet at the top of Sunnyside lift at 11am or 2 pm.
SNOWSHOE WITH A NATURALIST FROM COTTONWOOD CANYONS FOUNDATION
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Registration Required
Look for animal tracks and learn about the wildlife that left them, all while surrounded by some of Utah's most beautiful mountains. A fun experience for all ages and led by a volunteer naturalist with years of experience in the canyons and communal love for learning. Snowshoes are available but limited. Email environment@alta.com if you need a pair.
SKI WITH A RANGER FROM COTTONWOOD CANYONS FOUNDATION
1-2 PM | Sunnyside | Lift Ticket Required | No Registration Required
This is a great activity for families or anyone looking to learn more about the ecology and geology of Alta.
Meet at the top of Sunnyside lift at 1pm.
