Conference Venue
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort (Little Cottonwood Canyon) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States on November 12 to 14, 2018 Lodging and traveling for ALAN 2018 Conference
For information for reserving a room at the Cliff Lodges at Snowbird, click here Rates The room rate for attendees is $115 for a single and $125 for a double (plus a resort fee & sales + transient taxes) per night for the Cliff Lodge Bedroom. Hotel reservation deadline is October 11, 2018. After this date, rooms can still be booked, but availability and discounted price is not guaranteed. Please book as soon as possible to ensure lodging. If you would like to share a room, click here to access a roommate referral service. Snowbird charges a fee of $10.00 per night per additional adult occupant. Transportation from Airport Airport shuttles may be arranged while booking lodging through Snowbird Central Registration (1-800-453-3000) or up to 48 hours prior to arrival. Current pre-paid price for groups is $76.00 per person per round trip or $40.00 each way. Walk-ups are accepted at a higher rate on a space available basis at the Canyon Transportation desk located in the baggage claim area of the Salt Lake City International Airport. Cancelations received within 48 hours of arrival are non-refundable. Driver gratuity not included and prices are subject to change. Snowbird Cliff Spa access is complementary as part of your conference attendance and includes discounted spa services. Please check in with the front desk upon check-in for further details. Self-parking is complementary at Snowbird, the parking structure for the Cliff Loge is 9320 South Cliff Lodge Drive, Snowbird Utah, 84095 Entry #4. Valet parking is available for $12 per day based on availability. Prices may increase For any shipping needs you may have please contact David Kieda via email at [email protected] For more information about Dining & Nightlife, click here. For more information about Village Map, click here. For more information about Driving Directions, click here. Flights to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is a major airline hub. Many domestic flights are operated by Delta, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines and others.
Transportation inside the city
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort is located about 32 miles from the Salt Lake International Airport (map). However, you do not have to rent a car to get to Snowbird. There are other, less-expensive options available. For more local transport information, click here. Salt Lake City, the historic "Crossroads of the West," sits at the base of the famously scenic Wasatch Mountains (one of the westernmost edges of the Rocky Mountains) and is bounded on the other side by the Great Salt Lake, a remnant of the ancient lake that formed the Great Basin. Salt Lake City is a paradox: founded by Mormon pioneers, it is now home to a rich mix of cultures, political views, and religious persuasions. Atlantic Monthly, in its Bohemian index (concentration of working artists, musicians, and designers across North American metropolitan areas), ranks Salt Lake City #7, ahead of Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Francisco, and Montreal. Salt Lake City is also home to the main campus of The University of Utah (founded in 1850 with approximately 32,000 students) and The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, founded in 2015 with member institutions including:
The state of Utah is home to the first IDSP (Natural Bridges National Monument), the first to be urban-adjacent (North Fork Park) and currently the largest concentration of designated and in-process IDSPs in the world. By the time of the 2018 ALAN conference, there will be at least seven IDSPs within one hour of the conference venue and more than 25 in the state. Additionally, the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City and the urbanized western side of the Wasatch Mountains) and the Wasatch Back (mountain valleys to the east) form the perfect dark sky lab. The Wasatch Front is fully as light polluted as the Los Angeles Basin (as ALAN 2018 conference attendees will note). The Wasatch Back, however, is developing a string of IDSPs and Weber County is a regional leader in dark sky lighting and sign ordinances. Snowbird Resort sits 24 miles from Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Mountains at a base elevation of 7800 feet and a top elevation of 11000 feet; it averages 500 annual inches of powdery, lake-effect snow. In 2008, Outside ranked Alta-Snowbird the number one ski destination in North America. Destination-Salt Lake City: For additional information about Salt Lake City tourism, click here. |
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Photo credit: John Barentine
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Organizers
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CONFERENCE CONTACT
The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies The University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah E-mail: [email protected] Local Organising Committee Bettymaya Foot, Stephen Goldsmith, Dave Kieda, Janet Muir, Mandi Peterson Venue location Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort (Little Cottonwood Canyon) Registration for ALAN 2018 is now open, click here to register. Website maintained by Johanne Roby [email protected] |