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Tele_Pilot · December 14th, 2003, 23:11

I work at Snowbird. The snow in Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons is better than the resorts in Park City. Howenver, Feb/Mar is normally good for snow. March is generally the heaviest snowfall month. If you want ski town type nightlife, stay in park city. The Canyons is the best for more advanced terrain of the Park City resorts. For beg-intermediates, Deer Valley and Park City are fine. Most beginners and low intermediate skiers think Snowbird is too hard of mountain. Brighton and Solitude are good mountains for about everybody, with good snow and less crowds on weekends. If you want to cheapest way to go, stay in SLC and ride the bus up Big or Little Cottonwood canyon. REI on 3300 south in SLC sells discounted lift tickets..as does the lift house at the bottom of Big Cottonwood Canyon, just west of the 7-11. I would recommend 4WD especially if going to Snowbird,ALtal, Solitude, Brighton. There are also shuttles to the resorts. Shared vans are about 25 per person ea way. Cabs are about $60 total for however many people will fit. I can recommend a couple companys if anyone is interested in those options. Also, anyone interested in going in the backcountry, let me know...I go quite often, and my good friend guides and goes about 6 days a week. For those flying in, I believe all the resorts have a deal this year( i know deer valley does) that if you bring your boarding pass to the ski area the day you fly in, you get a free lift ticket..Book a morning flight and get a free day skiing. I think they have the info on skiutah.com. Also for those that dont mind sitting thru a Time share sales pitch, I believe the Marriot and Canyons resorts will give you a couple free tickets. You usually have to be a married couple, though.

December 14th, 2003, 23:11	#63
Tele_Pilot Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 59	Re: The ski trip is on! I work at Snowbird. The snow in Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons is better than the resorts in Park City. Howenver, Feb/Mar is normally good for snow. March is generally the heaviest snowfall month. If you want ski town type nightlife, stay in park city. The Canyons is the best for more advanced terrain of the Park City resorts. For beg-intermediates, Deer Valley and Park City are fine. Most beginners and low intermediate skiers think Snowbird is too hard of mountain. Brighton and Solitude are good mountains for about everybody, with good snow and less crowds on weekends. If you want to cheapest way to go, stay in SLC and ride the bus up Big or Little Cottonwood canyon. REI on 3300 south in SLC sells discounted lift tickets..as does the lift house at the bottom of Big Cottonwood Canyon, just west of the 7-11. I would recommend 4WD especially if going to Snowbird,ALtal, Solitude, Brighton. There are also shuttles to the resorts. Shared vans are about 25 per person ea way. Cabs are about $60 total for however many people will fit. I can recommend a couple companys if anyone is interested in those options. Also, anyone interested in going in the backcountry, let me know...I go quite often, and my good friend guides and goes about 6 days a week. For those flying in, I believe all the resorts have a deal this year( i know deer valley does) that if you bring your boarding pass to the ski area the day you fly in, you get a free lift ticket..Book a morning flight and get a free day skiing. I think they have the info on skiutah.com. Also for those that dont mind sitting thru a Time share sales pitch, I believe the Marriot and Canyons resorts will give you a couple free tickets. You usually have to be a married couple, though.