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I'll let the local Utah folk tackle your questions on lift ticket packages. You can buy single-day tickets or multi-day tickets (the multi-day usually gets you a discount) and sometimes places will offer lift tickets that are good at multiple ski areas (the locals need to address that, since I've never skied Utah before).

Ski rentals are very commonly available in all ski areas ... I don't own my own skis, so I always rent. When you rent, you will be renting your skis, ski boots, and poles, so you don't need to buy any of those things.

When I ski, I wear a long sleeved thermal shirt and thermal "long-john" underwear. I wear a turtleneck shirt over that. Heavy wool socks (available in the outdoors/hunting dept at your local Target) work well. I then wear ski pants (warm and waterproof) and a ski jacket. Any good outdoors or activewear store can recommend ski pants and jackets. A hat (or if you prefer, an ear-warmer headband) and gloves are a must. Some people wear goggles, but I find that my sunglasses work fine ... sunglasses are important too, since it can get nice and sunny (still cold though!) and there's a lot of glare off the snow. Basically, that's it.

For after-ski activities, I bring blue jeans, hiking boots, and sweatshirts. I've always found that most places (restaurants, bars, etc) in ski areas are casual-attire, even the nicer ones.

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