Snowbasin 03/02/2008

andyzee · Mar 4, 2008, 8:15 PM

This was my last day of skiing in Utah for 2008. I had to check out Snowbasin on a sunny day. Up until this point I had been there twice and on both occasions it was snowing and the visibility was poor. This was a sunny day and I just had to see the views. I arrived at about 8:30 AM and was on the gondola right after they opened at 9. My leg felt pretty good after last weeks accident, but as soon as I put my boot on I felt some pain and decided to stay on the groomers. Well, the groomers were pretty much all windblown and scrappy. There was a fair amount of powder to be found, but I just didn't trust my leg. As a result, I skied mostly groomer and a little bit of pow, which was sweet. I only last 2 hours since I didn't want to take a chance with my leg on my last day there. After that I went back to the condo, got my wife and headed to the Bonneville Salt Flats, very interesting stuff, that report can be found here: Bonneville Salt Flats Trip Report

The views from Snowbasin were sweet, here's some pics:

That's Snowbasin up ahead:

This as are most of the pics here is from the Strawberry area, which was closed on my last two trips to Snowbasin. Real nice area.

andyzee · Mar 4, 2008, 8:16 PM

Some more pics

kingslug · Mar 7, 2008, 10:36 AM

Well at least you had some snow to ski on!!! It's why Utah is my #1 destination.

andyzee · Mar 7, 2008, 10:42 AM

Yeah for the most part, there was good snow to be found. In my case, I had to be careful due to injury. As a result, I tried to stick to groomers and on this particular day, they weren't the best.

Mar 4, 2008, 8:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,003	Snowbasin 03/02/2008 This was my last day of skiing in Utah for 2008. I had to check out Snowbasin on a sunny day. Up until this point I had been there twice and on both occasions it was snowing and the visibility was poor. This was a sunny day and I just had to see the views. I arrived at about 8:30 AM and was on the gondola right after they opened at 9. My leg felt pretty good after last weeks accident, but as soon as I put my boot on I felt some pain and decided to stay on the groomers. Well, the groomers were pretty much all windblown and scrappy. There was a fair amount of powder to be found, but I just didn't trust my leg. As a result, I skied mostly groomer and a little bit of pow, which was sweet. I only last 2 hours since I didn't want to take a chance with my leg on my last day there. After that I went back to the condo, got my wife and headed to the Bonneville Salt Flats, very interesting stuff, that report can be found here: Bonneville Salt Flats Trip Report The views from Snowbasin were sweet, here's some pics: That's Snowbasin up ahead: This as are most of the pics here is from the Strawberry area, which was closed on my last two trips to Snowbasin. Real nice area. __________________ 10-18-12-16

Mar 4, 2008, 8:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,003	Some more pics __________________ 10-18-12-16

Mar 7, 2008, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
kingslug Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: looooooong island ny Posts: 1,523	Well at least you had some snow to ski on!!! It's why Utah is my #1 destination. __________________ Lets go! I'll drive.

Mar 7, 2008, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 7,003	Yeah for the most part, there was good snow to be found. In my case, I had to be careful due to injury. As a result, I tried to stick to groomers and on this particular day, they weren't the best. __________________ 10-18-12-16

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