SALT LAKE CITY, November 1, 2011--Salt Lake ski resorts topped the charts of the 2011 SKI Magazine reader survey, earning Top Ten rankings in more than 10 different categories. Highlights include Alta receiving the #1 nomination for Overall Satisfaction, Character, Snow as well as being ranked the Top Skier’s Mountain.

“These honors,” said Alta’s General Manager Onno Wieringa, “have more to do with our incredible terrain and the geographical advantages of where our mountain sits in the Wasatch. We try to do the best we can as a ski area to match our grooming, snow safety and lifts with the natural advantages we have.”  

All four Cottonwood resorts were ranked in the top ten listings for Snow, Weather, and Access. A complete ranking breakdown of all four Ski Salt Lake resorts can be found below:

• Top Ranked Skier’s Mountain
  • Alta
• Character 
  • #1 Alta
• Overall Satisfaction
  • #1 Alta
  • #10 Snowbird
• Snow
  • #1 Alta
  • #4 Snowbird
  • #6 Brighton
  • #7 Solitude
• Weather
  • #3 Alta
  • #4 Brighton
  • #5 Solitude
  • #6 Snowbird
• Access
  • #4 Snowbird
  • #6 Solitude
  • #7 Brighton
  • #8 Alta 
• Terrain Variety
  • #5 Alta
  • #9 Snowbird
• Terrain Challenge
  • #2 Snowbird
  • #6 Alta
• Value
  • #7 Brighton
  • #8 Alta
  • #10 Solitude
• Scenery 
  • #7 Alta
• Lifts 
  • #9 Snowbird
• Terrain Parks 
  • #10 Brighton
• Overall
  • #20 Snowbird

About Visit Salt Lake

Visit Salt Lake is a private, non-profit corporation responsible for the promotion of Salt Lake as a convention and travel destination. Visit Salt Lake’s mission is to improve the area economy by attracting and providing support to conventions, leisure travelers and visitors while being a leader in environmental responsibility. Salt Lake is a unique fusion of metropolitan city and quaint mountain town; the towering Wasatch Mountains that embrace Salt Lake offer a dramatic backdrop to the vibrancy and activities of downtown. For more information on all that Salt Lake has to offer, go to www.VisitSaltLake.com.