Venues are always changing their pricing and policies, so the information in this blog may be out-of-date. But as of 2025 when I’m writing this…

Snowpine Lodge is a new, modern hotel perched at 8,600 feet in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Your guests will get to step out to sweeping views of Mount Superior and the rugged Wasatch.

Snowpine Wedding Location

10420 Little Cottonwood Rd., Alta

Snowpine Wedding Cost

First, a venue rental of $3,000 – $6,000 covers the ballroom, lawn, terrace, tables, chairs, and basic AV. Packages already bundle the ceremony lawn, cocktail hour, dinner buffet, bar staff, and a wedding-night suite. Second, choose an in-house food-and-beverage package: mid-week rates start at $123/person, Saturdays run $145–$160/person (22 % service + 9.7 % tax).

Snowpine Wedding Capacity

The Great Lawn seats up to 180 (200 tight) for vows; the vaulted Snowpine Ballroom hosts 180 seated / 180 standing and flows onto the cedar-furnished terrace. Smaller parties (≤100) can tuck into Swen’s Restaurant or the Aspen Lounge.

The Ceremony Site

Ceremonies unfold on the Great Lawn, a level meadow framed by wildflowers and lodge-pole pines. French doors reveal a grass aisle to the in-house arch, and the entire canyon wall becomes your backdrop. A built-in sound feed, 200 white folding chairs, and bottled-water stations are included in the venue fee.

The Reception Site

Floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors, and neutral timber beams make the Snowpine Ballroom an all-season blank canvas. Guests flow through three sets of doors to the Cedar Terrace fire pits for sunset cocktails, then back inside for dinner and dancing until the lodge’s 11 p.m. outdoor-music curfew (ballroom events may remain open until midnight with doors closed).

Snowpine Wedding Getting-Ready Location

A private fireside Wedding Suite—mirrored vanities, makeup lights, kitchen, TV, and adjoining lounge—is yours from morning till ceremony. The Aspen Lounge, just off the lawn, opens one hour pre-ceremony for the other half of the wedding party.

Snowpine Wedding Set-Up Time

Snowpine books only one wedding per day. Staff completes ceremony seating and ballroom tables, then hands the space to your planner for décor. Events may run until 12 a.m. indoors; outside doors must close by 11 p.m.. Extended hours or next-day pickup are available for a fee.

Snowpine Wedding Vendor Flexibility

All food and alcohol stay in-house, but you may hire any florist, DJ/band, photographer, or rental company. A professional wedding planner (month-of or full-service) is required and must be on-site for deliveries and tear-down.

Snowpine Wedding Venue Coordinator

Your Snowpine event manager handles menus, room diagrams, and staff scheduling, then partners with your planner on timeline execution. They’re your point person for rain moves or late-night extensions but leave décor installs to the planner’s crew.

Snowpine Wedding Food & Alcohol

Menus range from upscale Utah trout to Wagyu short ribs, with buffet or plated service. Bars are billed on consumption or package; Utah law means no outside booze. A complimentary menu tasting for four and wedding-cake service are included.

Snowpine Wedding Parking

Little Cottonwood has limited real estate, so Snowpine is valet-only: $25 per car in summer / $55 winter (day guests can park free on the roadside turnouts in summer). Consider shuttles to spare guests canyon-traffic stress.

Snowpine Wedding Lodging

The lodge offers 54 rooms and suites plus a game room, spa, and heated pool. Contracts for weddings booked >3 months in advance require a 30 room-night block (two-night minimum July-October).

Snowpine Wedding Pet Policy

Alta is a protected watershed: dogs and other pets are strictly prohibited anywhere in Little Cottonwood Canyon, even in vehicles. ADA-defined service animals are the lone exception.

Snowpine Wedding Where to Reserve

Submit an RFP at snowpine.com/meetings-events/weddings or call the events team at 801-742-2000.

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