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      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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      08-18-2009, 11:44 PM   #2
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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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one day i'll hit that mountain...
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"best I've ever ridden"?

can you give me some comparisons? I've ridden in a lot of places, lol.
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"best I've ever ridden"?

can you give me some comparisons? I've ridden in a lot of places, lol.
Mammoth/Tahoe/Big Bear/Snow Summit/Mt. High - CA,
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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I live in SLC. I snowboard at Brighton. I went with Solefald... Best time ever
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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.
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 might be going to Park City this winter with my new board that I just got.
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I might be going to Park City this winter with my new board that I just got.
What kind of board and bindings???
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I've heard the powder up there is so light.

It's so hard to get to the powder early enough here in California
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      08-19-2009, 10:12 AM   #11
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thanks for the input...anyone ridden Powder Mountain or Beaver Mountain?
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What kind of board and bindings???
I bought the Rome Slash and I'm ordering the Rome 390 bindings to go with it.
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I bought the Rome Slash and I'm ordering the Rome 390 bindings to go with it.
Sweet! There are some killer deasl if you're looking for the 09 model. 2010 should be released soon...
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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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^ good research, thanks!
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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?
Everything east into the mountains by salt lake is good skiing. Just check the snow conditions and pick what looks best. For the price, park city is the most over-rated resort in north America. If I was gonna go to a classy resort such as that it would be Vail first.

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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.
Brighton and Solitude are practically the same mountain. You could ride a trail from one to another, so i am not sure there 30mile difference came from.

Our house was right in between these mountains. 5 min walk in each directions.
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Brighton and Solitude are practically the same mountain. You could ride a trail from one to another, so i am not sure there 30mile difference came from.

Our house was right in between these mountains. 5 min walk in each directions.
According to this map they are contiguous


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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that's sick...I'd post a pic of my board but it is buried in my closet
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