Bill Levitt: The man who was Alta.
Bill Levitt, the long time mayor of Alta, photographed in front of Alta Lodge.
I met a man recently.
He’s no longer with us but he lives on—through the legacy of community.
His is a community in an exalted place. A place that exists high in the mountains.
This man gave refuge to the famous and the destitute. He ran an inn–a simple place, a place where family is paramount. When you visit his mountain lodge you feel like you’re home, surrounded by strangers and friends who it seems you have known your entire life.
This man brought other men together and showed them a path beyond discord.
His adopted home was a place called Alta, in the heart of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.
At Alta you’re free, you’re elevated, you’re enveloped by a beauty that is of this world, but which gives you a sense of another world—a better world.
For half a century, a blink in time, he put his mark on this place.
His name was Bill Levitt. It is an honor to know him through his legacy.
Alta Ski Area is a client of ours. RIESTER Senior Partner Skip Branch is a long time member of the Alta Planning Commission and he was a close friend of Bill Levitt’s. When Skip told me about Bill I did some research and became captivated by this man who had such an impact on a place that I love. In addition to owning and running Alta Lodge, Bill was the mayor of Alta for 34 years. Learn more about Bill at the Alta Lodge website.
