Soul of Alta

Alta Ski Area and Sweetgrass Productions bring you a short film that explores the intersection of people and powder skiing throughout Alta’s 86-year history.

The Soul of Alta is a film that sets out to answer the question "What is Alta?"

The beauty of that question is that there is no singular answer—Alta is a place that represents something unique to each of us. The snow, the Alta community and the spirit of the mountain hold onto each of us in different ways.

Alta Ski Area and Sweetgrass Productions bring you a short film that explores the intersection of people and powder skiing throughout Alta’s 86-year history. This film serves as a refresh from the short-form attention-seeking reels that are commonplace in our media landscape. The Soul of Alta is meant to be a coffee table piece—an ode to Alta—revisiting the past 86 years of skiing. Cozy up by the fireplace, warm up your favorite mug and immerse yourself in the history of Alta, deep powder skiing sequences from last winter's record-setting 903-inch winter, connect with Alta's natural mountain environment and reconnect with the mountain and the sport that we all love.

Directed
Michael J Brown

Executive Producers
Brandon Ott
Adam Fehr

Edit
Michael J Brown
Margaret King

Cinematography
Michael J Brown
Alex Mager
Iz La Motte
Kyle Toohey
Luke Bredar
Bobby Jahrig
Tim Jones
Nate Cahoon

Sound
Avery Sandack

Coordinator
Lexi Dowdall

Interviews
Collins Babbet
Titus Case
Roberta Cherchio
Lee Cohen
Shannon Corey
Caroline Dillon
Lexi Dowdall
Sara Gibbs
Hailey Griffin
Sam Howard
Connie Marshall
Michael Maughan
Nic Nichol
Bob Pratt
Dobber Price
Kristen Randack
Mel Tatton
Onno Wieringa

Athletes
Brad Allenick
Jacki Baker
Blaine Bossung
Claire Brown
Rachael Burks
Sam Cohen
Rhea Cone
Nicole Cordingley
Megan Dingman
Lexi Dowdall
Tim Durtschi
Alf Engen
Sverre Engen
Adam Fehr
Hannah Follender
Connor Gorman
Kalen Griffin
Chloe Jimenez
Georgiana Knox
Iz La Motte
Davis Lentz
Kami Mager
Anna Marno
Adrian Martino
Christal Mccrary
Willie Nelson
Mali Noyes
McKenna Peterson
Jaqueline Pollard
Aaron Rae
Sydney Ricketts
Madison Rose Ostergren
Erin Schiano
Berkley Stone
Kyle Toohey
David Van Dame
Scotty VerMerris
Sam Watson
Re Wikstrom
Taavi Zoller

Archival Footage
Margie of the Wasatch
Alta is for Skiers
Marriott Library Collection

Music
Johnny Gold - Acoustic Jams
Easy Giant - The Tube
Gregory Alan Isakov - Where You Gonna Go
Yehezkel Raz - Continuance
Ben Reneer - Off My Mind
David Benedict - Rockfall Ridge
Adrián Berenguer - Premiere
Hans Johnson - One Planet
Amulets - IV
Spearfisher - Hope and Heisenberg
Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat - Birds Eye View
Ben Wagner - After The War