08-18-2009, 11:43 PM | #1 |
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Snowboarders! Ever ridden in Utah???
Hey all, I'm planning to hit up Utah for a week this winter and wondering if anyone has ridden some good places OTHER than the obvious Park City Resort?
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went to Brighton/Solitude last season. Freaking AMAZING! Only 20 min drive from SLC and the snow is the best i've ever ridden. I am thinking of going back this winter.
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Brighton/Solitude/Park City - UT, Cottonwood Butte - ID, Stevens Pass - WA, Some places in Russia. EDIT: Forgot to add Winter Park and Eldora in CO. Going to NZ next Summer. Alaska in on my to do list.
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08-19-2009, 01:27 AM | #7 |
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Utah has great dry power, which is the best thing about it. Honestly the terrain is just meh. I definitely wouldn't call it the best. Jackson Hole, and Whistler are by far better mounatins, and they have better night life to boot.
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I too am going up there for a week to ski (staying in Park City)
I've never been to Utah, but I've done some research. I like to ski 5-6 days in a row and go all out on as many doubles as I can, so that is what my research has been based on. At this point, the best bets seem to be: Park City Mountain Resort because it's more or less the biggest mountain around and it is very very close. It seems to have a fair amount of difficult terrain. I'm going with a group, some less experienced than others, so I can see us skiing here for more than one day. The Canyons Also very very close to Park City. Not nearly as large of a mountain, but the runs are known to be more difficult there. Snowbasin Although it's 71 miles from Park City, it appears to be massive and have a very good amount of difficult runs/bowls. Snowbird 38 miles from Park City. Probably one of the more famous mountains in Utah. Seems to have some really nice terrain, is large, and could be skii'ed more than one day based on size and proximity. Solitude Although we probably will not go here because it is 40 miles from Park City and looks to be quite small, it does seem to have some pretty good terrain. Would definitely only spend a day here. Brighton Known to be a great mountain, the problem is that it is 70 miles from Park City. For the one long commute of the trip, I'd prefer Snowbasin at this point.
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Our house was right in between these mountains. 5 min walk in each directions.
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I got the mileage information from here http://www.utah.com/ski/mileage.htm I'm sure they are referring to the access points to the mountains?
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