Alta loses its ‘queen’ and protector with death of Alta Lodge owner Mimi Levitt

The daughter of a well-known celebrity photographer, she cofounded Friends of Alta and helped raise money to fill its coffers.

(Alta Lodge) Mimi Levitt, nee Muray, chats with a guest at the Alta Lodge. Levitt worked there since 1966 and, for many guests, she was the lodge incarnate. Levitt died July 22, 2025.