We found some nice soft bumps and some blue trees that had soft snow once you got in a ways. Place was really filling up with the evening crowd when we were leaving. My first time at Brighton and I've been skiing Alta and Snowbird since the late 70's. I really like it!
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The Wasatch Thread: Skiing and Riding in Utah
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Well, there is a reason why I focus on Alta, Snowbird, and Brighton. Each is great in their own individual way. We probably passed by each other and didn't know it.
BenedictGomez
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Park City doesn't close until mid-ish April, but they close upper lifts about a week early, which is turbo-lame., so you may lose access to the good stuff sometime in early April or so. It's all a guessing game.
Given the lack of snow I have no idea when "Spring conditions" will present this year.
Hastur
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East coast pow day today?
kingslug
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Well..it turned into a mini pow day..backside and greely at Alta were a lot deeper...turned into a top 5 day for this shitty season.
BenedictGomez
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That looks like about 3 inches. You need to move on to the Anger stage.
I think I'm near "Acceptance" because I'm considering a trip to Moab. No snow in the forecast for at least the next 10 or 12 days.
kingslug
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Yup
kingslug
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A lot more than 3 inches where the wind blew it..its a big place and they only measure it..on a real..small area.
GAME ON!!!!!!
kingslug
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Its like the fucking twilight zone these days..
And wtf is snowbird giving park city and Woodward vouchers for skiing at s bird??
And wtf is snowbird giving park city and Woodward vouchers for skiing at s bird??
I'll take a free day at Woodward and $50 to do something I am already planning on doing!
kingslug
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Yeah..but wtf..
How about 50 bucks to get get a fucking sandwich at the new mid mtn thing s bird just built?
Fries would be extra of course...
How about 50 bucks to get get a fucking sandwich at the new mid mtn thing s bird just built?
Fries would be extra of course...
BenedictGomez
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Yet another mountain offering free $%&!. It's bad out there financially folks, real bad.
Saturday at lunch, Red Pine Lodge. Entered, walked right up to the food counter, got my food, walked right up to the register to pay, then get a premo seat in the sun right along the windows. No line for anything, like a private restaurant. Ghost town.
EDIT: Admittedly I have to imagine it's worse at Park City since Park City's such a high percentage tourist destination versus Snowbird/Alta/Solitude/Brighton.
Saturday at lunch, Red Pine Lodge. Entered, walked right up to the food counter, got my food, walked right up to the register to pay, then get a premo seat in the sun right along the windows. No line for anything, like a private restaurant. Ghost town.
EDIT: Admittedly I have to imagine it's worse at Park City since Park City's such a high percentage tourist destination versus Snowbird/Alta/Solitude/Brighton.
Snowbird and Alta are tourist destinations as well. That's a big reason why Snowbird is offering that promotion. Granted not to the same extent as PC.
How has Sundance been? From what I have been seeing, it has been unusually quiet.
BenedictGomez
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From what I understand, post-COVID19, it's only the first 4-day weekend that's bad.
Last Friday I needed new poles and to get to my preferred ski shop I couldn't make a left on Park Ave, so I had to go up by the resort, cut down a residential only street (technically risking a $150 fine), make a left down 10th, then illegally park in front of the shop with hazards on.
But honestly in my limited 3 years of experience with it, it's only bad if you go downtown, which everyone just avoids while the Hollywood peeps are here.
Good riddance I say. The only people who should be sad are restaurant owners (they jack menu rates on Callys during Sundance), and those with PC AirBnb empires, the latter I have zero sympathy for.
kingslug
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How bad is it at pc?
Might have to go there next weekend.
Might have to go there next weekend.
BenedictGomez
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There's really no point going to PC with these conditions if you have a pass to Alta. Worse snow and 30 minutes more driving for you.
It's basically like you'd expect Stowe or Sugarbush would be with no snow for weeks. The groomers they concentrate on are fine, you can have fun on them if you enjoy ripping intermediate groomers. I think mtn op's done a great job given the circumstance, but anything steep is not going to be fun. Moguls are icy moguls.
A 61 year old woman died Tuesday in Snow Meadow. I checked it out yesterday cause I was curious what conditions were like there. Thin cover and icy. I could see how someone could get in trouble as it's an intermediate and from the top of the trail it looks mild. But it steepens decently for an intermediate and there are spaced moguls. Still not someplace I'd expect a fatality though TBH, especially not a boomer, but **** happens. R,I,P.
kingslug
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My former ski club is going there..prolly 50 of them...they also came in December.
So..I might have to go there..but really don't want to..
So..I might have to go there..but really don't want to..