Alta Lodge Opens for Summer Season

SALT LAKE CITY - May 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Alta, UT-Alta Lodge opens for summer season on June 5 with Sunday Brunch. The brunch is a favorite for many locals and features a rich variety of entrées, salads, baked goods and desserts, as well as made to order Belgian waffles and Eggs Benedict. New menu items include caramelized onion, rainbow chard and gruyere cheese strata and several new salads: roasted Brussels sprouts and pecan salad; and quinoa with roasted tomatoes, kale and feta.  Baker Jim Hilding has added chocolate raspberry gateau and chocolate shortbread with peanut butter mousse to his repertoire of desserts. Brunch is served from 9:30 am to 2 pm.  Prices are $26.95 for adults, $14.95 for kids ages 7-12, and $6.95 for those under age 6.  Beer, wine and cocktails are served beginning at 11:30 am. Saturday lunch begins on June 20 and is served from 11 am to 2 pm.

         Alta Lodge is open seven days a week during the summer season from June through mid-October, for weddings, conferences, retreats, private parties and individual lodging. Continental breakfast is included with overnight lodging. Sunday through Friday lodging rates begin at $94 for a standard double room and include continental breakfast.  Saturday night rates begin at $114 and include Sunday Brunch for two.

About the Lodge
    Opened in 1940 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as Alta's first ski lodge, the Lodge has been owned and operated by the Levitt family since 1959. Alta Lodge is part of a rare tradition of mountain inns where the attentiveness and warmth of a family-owned hotel is combined with the pleasures of excellent dining and comfortable surroundings. The Lodge is located at the base of Alta Ski Area with ski-in, ski-out access to Alta's lifts. Visit http://www.altalodge.com/summer/