Powder Mountain / Snowbasin / Beaver Mountain 30Jan - 02Feb23

[Edd]

Resort or Ski Area

Powder / Snowbasin / Beaver Mountain

Date

Jan 30, 2023

Snow Conditions

1. Powder

We had 4 days to ski, and all 4 were bluebird with a deep snowpack.

Powder Mountain






Snowbasin




Beaver Mountain

 

[Edd]

More Beaver Mountain




Last day back at Powder



Beer report: It’s Utah, there’s nothing good to say.

 

[Cornhead]

Wow, incredible pics, looks amazing, thanks for posting.

 

[ThatGuy]

Looks awesome, you got some perfect days.

 

[jimk]

Beautiful pics. You got some cool, but pretty weather. I was skiing the Cottonwoods same timeframe. There was a nice dump throughout the Wasatch the two days before your first ski day. Excellent timing!
More snow in the Wasatch today and tonight. What a year out here! Snowbird today, just before the snow started:

 

[Edd]

I’d never been to that part of Utah or those ski areas. I was pretty blown away by all three mountains. Very different from each other but great in their own way. We had no crowds at any point. Both of the days we were at Powder it was “sold out” but no lift lines. I’ll take the week we had over the typical Cottonwood experience any day.

 

[jaytrem]

Great pics, thanks for posting! I'm hoping Beaver is still open when I get there in April. Such a cool place.

 

[Tonyr]

That first batch of photos from Powder Mountain are fantastic! Thanks for sharing. (The rest are great too) Bluebird days skiing on a bunch of leftover powder is the best. Looks like you had a great trip. What was your favorite resort of the three?

 

[Edd]

That first batch of photos from Powder Mountain are fantastic! Thanks for sharing. (The rest are great too) Bluebird days skiing on a bunch of leftover powder is the best. Looks like you had a great trip. What was your favorite resort of the three?

Tough question. Powder is so unique and the terrain is a goddamn delight. It just requires some navigation patience, but with the low crowd density that’s not hard. Did my first cat ride, which was great.

Snowbasin is the closest of the 3 to a ”normal” ski operation, but even then they don’t have lodging. Great layout, easy navigation for such a big mountain, pretty amazing terrain, more of a badass place than I was expecting. Appreciate the on-mountain restaurants, which is an area Powder and Beaver fall short.

Beaver is a trip, I kept thinking it’s kind of a perfect ski mountain, they did a hell of a job cutting those trails. Great vibe, and has everything you need, except booze .

If I had to commit to one, Powder for the trees, Snowbasin for everything else. If Beaver had a bar, I’d have no complaints.

 

[Tonyr]

I've skied Snowbasin once before, they have the nicest lodges by far and great lift infrastructure. A hotel is coming next year or the year after, I hated the parking experience so this new hotel will be a welcome addition assuming it doesn't cost a small fortune to stay there. Definitely want to go back one day.

 

[chuckstah]

Thanks for the report. I've only been to Snowbasin of the 3 and loved it, but if the snow drought here continues a quick Indy Utah excursion might be in order.

 

[Tonyr]

Thanks for the report. I've only been to Snowbasin of the 3 and loved it, but if the snow drought here continues a quick Indy Utah excursion might be in order.

Utah is at all-time snow levels, I'd definitely try and swing a trip out there if possible this season.

 

[gladerider]

was at snowbasin on 2/3. looks like you were there just after the snow storm. it's a great mountain.
love powder mountain also.