Screw it, off to Utah

[VTKilarney]

Open Snow speculating about big time stuff in the Cottonwoods leading up to Christmas. I think I made a good decision.

Well played... well played.

 

[marcski]

It was just OK out here. Now is getting better, but still pretty thin. Feel free to send me a PM for ideas/tips for SLC, Snowbird, etc. Not going to Alta?

This is what my buddy said yesterday. He said most of the good stuff off piste at Alta is still pretty dangerous with rocks, etc. The Avy danger has been pretty high too he said, but they were/are still able to find some fresh low angle backcountry to ski.

 

[billski]

Good for you Klown!

With the strong exchange rate, 1: 0.75, a trip to Whistler is very tempting.

Denver received 7" and the eastern Rockies got 24" last night.

 

[thetrailboss]

I dont blame you at all. Things are good in the sierra also for the first time in a long time. If one were to want to check out tahoe i have a feeling this is the year

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+ 1. Tahoe has had more snow than us so far.

 

[thetrailboss]

Open Snow speculating about big time stuff in the Cottonwoods leading up to Christmas. I think I made a good decision.

Another 6-10" coming tonight. More after that.

 

[billski]

Go West young man go West. For the past 6 years we've skied with a large group in Stowe in the middle of December. Last weekend was the weekend. It was April in December with not much open. Still had fun. Last year there was a ton of terrain and mid-winter conditions; we even skied some natural snow stuff like Freddy's Chute. Hopefully things will turn around in the East, but I don't see any big changes in the next couple of weeks. The West is getting the goods so so go, go, go if you can.

My first trip to $teaux is usually the beginning of January. Probably postpone that until later in the month.

 

[crank]

We are heading to SLC on the 25th. I am thinking the Utah areas may be a bit more crowded this holiday week as easterners like us bail on our region. Plan to ski Alta because we have MCP passes and will also likely spend a few days with some friends in Ogden and ski Powder Mtn and Snowbasin assuming there is good snow and a decent amount of terrain open.

 

[thetrailboss]

We are heading to SLC on the 25th. I am thinking the Utah areas may be a bit more crowded this holiday week as easterners like us bail on our region. Plan to ski Alta because we have MCP passes and will also likely spend a few days with some friends in Ogden and ski Powder Mtn and Snowbasin assuming there is good snow and a decent amount of terrain open.

FWIW Pow Mow just opened and is offering limited terrain. Snowbasin is a better bet, as of right now. The storms did not really hit Pow Mow.

There were crowds this past weekend at Alta and Snowbird due to the fact that we have limited terrain open right now.

 

[mbedle]

First trip to Stowe this year is right after New Years. Can't back out of the hotel, at least it will be on a season pass. They blew some more snow last night and this weekend should be pretty good for snow making.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

brighton opened great western today. now let's get milly opened and we are in business.

 

[jaybird]

Already have more there than they had most of last year.
Bring some home ... natives are restless.

 

[thetrailboss]

Already have more there than they had most of last year.
Bring some home ... natives are restless.

Yeah, a lot more over the next ten days. Guess who's coming east? :roll:


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[St. Bear]

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And I'm not blowing my load early. I'm back in SLC Jan 15-19, and in CO Feb 5-13. March/April big sky tbd

Taking the Gulfstream, I presume?

 

[snoseek]

Already have more there than they had most of last year.
Bring some home ... natives are restless.

So im told that heavenly has recieved more snow in the past month than all of last ski season, which makes sense as gunbarrel never opened at all last year and was skiing nice today. Still hitting granite in certain trees and firebreak os still nogo.

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[KustyTheKlown]

Taking the Gulfstream, I presume?

a frugal non-skiing day to day lifestyle, a little advance planning, good management of credit card mileage, multi mountain season pass purchased in the middle of summer, and friends couches to stay on for free go a long way.

Another foot fell last night!

 

[Tin]

Hell yea! That's the way to plan and is always worth it. Enjoy and take lots of pics.

 

[thetrailboss]

15" more last night at Alta/Snowbird


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[snoseek]

Hell yeah utahs grtting it!

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