just back from 4 day/4 night stay at GMD. Arrived on Monday (1/31) to 18" of fresh powder. GMD is PERFECT for the skier who is looking to ski a great mountain. First time to Alta and I love this place. High Traverse, Alf's Rustler, Supreme Chair are all great runs. The staff at GMD are great people, very friendly. Food was delicious. We had 6 degrees of separation our entire trip as we met new friends with close connections to existing friends. Karaoke night on Monday was a riot (the "Ticks" song).
Will be back.
Richard Clark and Mike Moran

I booked a room for three nights only to find out the following day that I would have to change rooms after the first night. When I complained about the inconvenience they told me to find a room somewhere else. They were dishonest about the booking and inconsiderate on the phone. What a lousy way to do business. I will never book a room with them again.

And that's a good thing. We're serious skiiers and we don't need a lot of fussy creature comforts. GMD provides the basics for expert skiiers who need to be close to the lifts, lots of rest and good, simple food. It's not about the hotel, it's all about the mountain. And GMD rises to that occasion. Regulars like us are treated like family or old friends. The decor hasn't changed since the seventies and we don't feel like we're paying for a lot of chinzy eye candy. We need a good massage, maybe a sauna, simple food and a good night's sleep. GMD delivers everytime because they've got a time tested formula for delivering the basics at a reasonable price. I'm reluctant to write this review because it may cause GMD to be sold-out when we want to book at the last minute.

Goldminer's was the perfect place to stay and ski at Alta. My dad and I absolutely love to ski and Goldminer's is the ideal lodge for people like us - those who want to get up, ski all day, effortlessly walk the few steps back to the room, and relax. The location is perfect, and the lodge has a ski shop downstairs, plus ski lockers so the whole ski-in/ski-out process is simple. One of the best parts of the lodge is the food - breakfast buffet with made-to-order omelets and fabulous pancakes! Afternoon tea and dinner are also delicious and we met some really interesting and nice people at one of the communal dinner tables one night (they also have private tables). The rooms are spacious - ours had a nice view of the snowfall. All the employees (especially the waiters at the restaurant) were extremely friendly and helpful. They remembered us night after night and gave my dad great advice about a shin injury. The staff are all very young and enthusiastic about their jobs. One disappointment was that the hot tubs were closed, and not likely to be available for a while. Overall, I loved Goldminer's and can't wait to return as soon as possible!!