Alta Utah: Utah Snowpack and one of Utahs oldest resorts

Utah has seen record-breaking snow this year! One of the places seeing a significant amount of this record-breaking snow has been the town of Alta. Long ago Alta was known for more than rich powder. Hidden beneath the snow lies the history of a mining town. A Mining town that played a vital role in the development of little cottonwood canyon AND Utah Mining. From miners using Skis, to legal disputes from across the ocean, come along on this Journey of Alta from riches in silver to riches in powder!

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[mskbradford]

I started watching your videos during Covid and they have inspired me to go on adventures with my kids.
I homeschool and share your videos with everyone I know. They are most excellent.
I am now sitting here with my father. 78 and he grew up here. His father is a WWII Purple Heart recipient x2
We have some roots here. He had a stroke that has led to stage 7 dementia. It’s difficult for him to speak much and follow along in movies anymore. It’s been a challenge to find something that interests him and will keep his attention.
But your videos have done this. He recognizes all of the places and it inspires him to talk
I am so grateful to you!!!
Thank you for following your passion and sharing it with us!
I have something to connect with him through.
He has a passion for travel too and it inspires me with my kids- thanks for adding to their education too
Keep it up!

[wg]

You showed a clip of Thistle being buried by a landslide. Your great grandma DeGraw lived in Thistle as a child. I love what I learn from each video. Awesome work!

[peteheslop]

Thanks for making these videos. Salt Lake is where I call home and where I’m living out of state your videos really bring me back. Keep up the good work, love these things.

[BetelWalrus]

As a fellow Utah native thank you for making videos like this

[oscarjimenez]

Absolutely love your videos dude. Being a Utah Native and ex mormon, I have a complicated relationship with this state, but damn it, if it doesn't have a fascinating history. Hope to see more from you soon!!

[briang]

Keep truckin'. Your channel is very informative.

[alexdorseyistheman]

Just stumbled upon your videos and I love them! Growing up in Utah county, a lot of these things hit close to home. Have you done much digging into the mining and Utah county? Specifically up American fork canyon? I think you would find a lot of the stories interesting of old Forest City, the mining town up past where tibble fork is

[logit]

Great videos. New subject matter. The Ghost town of Hyawatha. The government caves (MK tunnels) or sunnyside/Columbia and the coke kilns. 0:58 Would love to see any or all of those made to video. There are even the uranium mines down in that area....

[josiahsimmons]

Bro, what the heck, I got chills at 8:45

[danb.]

I lived at the Snowpine for several years about 20 years ago now. Incredible place, that building had an amazing character and soul. May the people that built the giant commercial monstrosity over the top of it forever have bad ski days, hit rocks and fog their googles. Truly sad they ruined that place.

[DogWhoFilms]

I learned to ski at Alta, I was in maybe 5th grade… and I remember it was like entering a enchanted fairy tail with the amount of snow.
Let Alta have there skiers… Brighton is for Snowboarders anyways (but they still let skiers)