Alta sits at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon and is one of the snowiest places in the country. Garage doors here face conditions that most of the valley never sees.
At more than 8,500 feet, Alta is a different world for a garage door.
Alta's snowfall can top 500 inches in a big season. Snow piles against doors, slides off roofs onto them and packs into tracks. A door that's buried or frozen shut should be dug out and freed by hand, never forced with the opener.
Weeks of below-freezing temperatures thicken grease, slow openers and make springs more likely to break. Low-temperature lubricant and a well-balanced door go a long way up here.
Many Alta properties are condos, lodges and second homes. A door that fails while the owner is away can leave a garage open to snow or locked shut on arrival. A fall check-up and a smart opener you can check from your phone add peace of mind.
Alta, Salt Lake County Alta Ski Area opened in 1938, making it one of the oldest ski areas in the country.
Alta has very few year-round homes and a lot of lodges, condos and seasonal properties, often with heavy, insulated doors built for mountain weather. Access depends on Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, which UDOT closes during storms and avalanche control.
Because of that, Alta work needs to be planned around the weather. Call ahead and we'll find a window when the road is open.
Local tip: Before the season starts, make sure the opener's manual release works and that someone on site knows how to use it. If the power or opener fails in a storm, it's the way out.
Alta is our most weather-dependent trip. We schedule it around canyon road conditions, so please call ahead.
Broken torsion or extension spring? We replace it safely and balance the door.
Openers that hum, reverse or quit. Repairs, new motors, remotes and keypads.
Off-track doors, snapped cables, worn rollers, bent tracks, sensors and hinges.
Standard to custom carriage doors, measured and installed by the owner.
A once-a-year check that catches small problems before they strand you.
Repair and service for shops, warehouses and storage buildings.
Yes. Alta is part of our Salt Lake County service area. Because Little Cottonwood Canyon Road closes during storms and avalanche control, we schedule Alta visits around the weather. Call ahead and we'll plan a time.
Don't keep running the opener. That can snap cables or strip the opener's gears. Clear snow and ice from the bottom of the door, then try lifting it by hand after pulling the manual release. If it still won't move, or a spring is broken, call us.
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