momskeeztoo Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 Need some advice/ opinions on Utah ski areas. We had a day off from skiing that week, but now they are offering a shuttle that day. Choices are Powder, Snowbasin, Brighton, Alta, Solitude, Snowbird. I’m thinking Powder, for some reason I’m very interested in skiing there. Any thoughts? Quote
toast21602 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 All have their own strengths and weaknesses. I think you would enjoy Perder because of the vibe there and the terrain is great. All good options, though. 1 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 You can’t go wrong either way. If you are looking for great groomers, Brighton might be the most unique. Snowbasin offers some incredible groomers as well. Alta/Bird have less groomers and more gnarly terrain. Solitude is alright. 2 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 MomSkeez when are you going? Does Sebastian still live there? Quote
JFskiDan Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 1:36 PM, momskeeztoo said: Need some advice/ opinions on Utah ski areas. We had a day off from skiing that week, but now they are offering a shuttle that day. Choices are Powder, Snowbasin, Brighton, Alta, Solitude, Snowbird. I’m thinking Powder, for some reason I’m very interested in skiing there. Any thoughts? Expand Are you skiing somewhere else on the other days? On 1/3/2020 at 1:52 PM, toast21602 said: You can’t go wrong either way. If you are looking for great groomers, Brighton might be the most unique. Snowbasin offers some incredible groomers as well. Alta/Bird have less groomers and more gnarly terrain. Solitude is alright. Expand i totally agree with all of this, except for one thing. If its an extra day, i think Powder would be good. If you are trying to get the most out of a day at Powder, having someone that knows the place would make for a perfect day. Dont take anyone with a snowboard there though. Lots of nooks and crannies there for sure. Powder Mt is a really neat place to experience. Nothing like skiing powder country, ending up on the access rd, and being picked up by a bus to get back up. Brighton is just so much fun. Groomers are great there, up and down, twists and turns, its kind of like you are skiing in the trees when you are on the trails. I feel like Snowbasins groomers, also excellent, are more wide open, more straight runs with consistent pitch. 2 1 Quote
trackbiker Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 I agree with Powder. It's different than the other places and has a cool vibe. 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 2:26 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: MomSkeez when are you going? Does Sebastian still live there? Expand I’m going beginning of February, and Seb is no longer there. I’m going with a ski club. Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 2:48 PM, JFskiDan said: Are you skiing somewhere else on the other days? i totally agree with all of this, except for one thing. If its an extra day, i think Powder would be good. If you are trying to get the most out of a day at Powder, having someone that knows the place would make for a perfect day. Dont take anyone with a snowboard there though. Lots of nooks and crannies there for sure. Powder Mt is a really neat place to experience. Nothing like skiing powder country, ending up on the access rd, and being picked up by a bus to get back up. Brighton is just so much fun. Groomers are great there, up and down, twists and turns, its kind of like you are skiing in the trees when you are on the trails. I feel like Snowbasins groomers, also excellent, are more wide open, more straight runs with consistent pitch. Expand We have 2 days at Canyons/ Park City, 2 days at Deer Valley, 1 day at Sundance. I could have passed on Deer Valley, but I didn’t pick the resorts. Sundance sounds interesting. 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 3:23 PM, momskeeztoo said: We have 2 days at Canyons/ Park City, 2 days at Deer Valley, 1 day at Sundance. I could have passed on Deer Valley, but I didn’t pick the resorts. Sundance sounds interesting. Expand DV groomers are a lot of fun, but it takes 7 lifts to get to one. I’ve never seen more lifts at a mountain before. You gotta ride the funicular, through. 1 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 3:21 PM, momskeeztoo said: I’m going beginning of February, and Seb is no longer there. I’m going with a ski club. Expand Have fun and post a report... 1 1 Quote
JFskiDan Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 3:23 PM, momskeeztoo said: We have 2 days at Canyons/ Park City, 2 days at Deer Valley, 1 day at Sundance. I could have passed on Deer Valley, but I didn’t pick the resorts. Sundance sounds interesting. Expand Try to get to Powder than. Not that any others would be so similar, but Powder is just a different experience. This way you wont have to deal with the Canyon Rd, that just seems to be turning into a shit show lately. 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 3, 2020 Author Report Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 5:08 PM, JFskiDan said: Try to get to Powder than. Not that any others would be so similar, but Powder is just a different experience. This way you wont have to deal with the Canyon Rd, that just seems to be turning into a shit show lately. Expand Hopefully enough people are interested in Powder to make it worthwhile for shuttle. I could always rent a car, if a couple other folks wanted to go Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 3, 2020 Report Posted January 3, 2020 You can't go wrong with any of those. I'm partial to the bird. Literally has everything one could want. 1 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 4, 2020 Author Report Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks for all the great advice, everyone. I’ll write a report wherever I end up. Still voting for Powder. 2 Quote
Popular Post theprogram4 Posted January 4, 2020 Popular Post Report Posted January 4, 2020 booked my utah flight yesterday. hitting solitude, brighton, and snow basin. day 4 is a wildcard, hoping for powder mountain 9 1 Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Posted January 4, 2020 checking out airbnb's in SLC now. some of the same listings on vrbo are going for double the price that they are on airbnb Quote
toast21602 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 5:12 PM, theprogram4 said: checking out airbnb's in SLC now. some of the same listings on vrbo are going for double the price that they are on airbnb Expand That’s wild. I look forward to your reports. Have you been to powmow? Quote
theprogram4 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 5:18 PM, toast21602 said: That’s wild. I look forward to your reports. Have you been to powmow? Expand no, but i am trying to convince everyone to do our final day there Quote
toast21602 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 5:38 PM, theprogram4 said: no, but i am trying to convince everyone to do our final day there Expand This is your year! 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 16, 2020 Author Report Posted January 16, 2020 So Powder Mountain off the agenda ☹️ Most folks wanted to go to Alta/ Snowbird, So I’m going there. Quote
indiggio Posted January 16, 2020 Report Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 12:05 PM, momskeeztoo said: So Powder Mountain off the agenda ☹️ Most folks wanted to go to Alta/ Snowbird, So I’m going there. Expand Either is a win! Don't feel bad. 1 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 16, 2020 Report Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) On 1/16/2020 at 12:05 PM, momskeeztoo said: So Powder Mountain off the agenda ☹️ Most folks wanted to go to Alta/ Snowbird, So I’m going there. Expand Bummer but you will still have fun at either of those places... especially with a speed run down regulator Johnson. Edited January 16, 2020 by toast21602 1 1 1 Quote
mbike-ski Posted January 16, 2020 Report Posted January 16, 2020 On 1/16/2020 at 12:05 PM, momskeeztoo said: So Powder Mountain off the agenda [emoji3525] Most folks wanted to go to Alta/ Snowbird, So I’m going there. Sucks to be you lolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 16, 2020 Author Report Posted January 16, 2020 Believe me, I’m not complaining! 2 Quote
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