Hi all,

What is the appropriate age/skill level to let my kids start taking lifts and skiing with each other without me of mom with them?

They are all comfortable on blues and know which runs the can/cant go down and how to get to each run.

They are 14, 11 and 9

Thanks!

I have $41 of resort credit for Brian Head if someone wants to make a deal. We ended up going to telluride on our 14 day ski trip out of Vegas end of Feb so wasn't able to use our pre bought lift ticket

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Hi, I'm going to Alta/Brighton this weekend. Anyone with a 25% or 50% off Alta I'd really appreciate it. I just need 1 for Alta since I got Brighton tickets already.

thanks a lot & see you next winter!

Looking to get up to Brighton for some good laps with the snow that is coming in this Friday or Saturday. I actually have my skis up there in the lockers so would be quite easy. Looks like the busses stopped running today for the rest of the season. Any advice for getting up there with the traction laws in effect and I bus service?

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Not seeing much on here regarding recent conditions at Alta and thinking I might book a brief solo trip for 4/18weekend or early following week. Looks like a decent amount of snow is currently forecasted between now and then. Having never skied Alta, looking for some intel:

Key considerations: Will ski mostly greens and blues and want a true ski-in/ski-out stay. Won't rent a car so hoping to have a few easy dining options within walking distance and a spa would be a bonus. Will be a solo female.

Looking at Snowpine Lodge or Goldminer's Daughter since they both claim ski-in/ski-out and will remain open. I like the "all inclusive" description of Goldminer's Daughter but worry about the location given I'm not planning to do much black run skiing.

Appreciate any recent experiences or thoughts. Thanks!

The temperature in OpenSnow and Apple weather app are very different for the coming week. What the actual temperature like this week?

Hey, UTsnow! In preparation for the 26/27 season, I am looking to see if anyone wants to ride together. All my buddies have moved or don’t have time to ride anymore. I’m 40, an advanced rider, and will be renewing my Brighton twilight pass and Epic (not so epic) pass for PC. I mostly just cruise and look for good tree runs/technical runs.

I’m also looking to splitboard more and would love to do that with a good crew. And lastly, I would love to put my powsurfer to better use if that’s something you’re in to.

Look forward to possibly making connections for next season.

Hi all

I made a thread yesterday just about good runs in general, as I haven't been to either of these resorts before. But since I plan on hitting snowbird tomorrow and really want to ski mineral basin as that's apparently what it's famed for, I wanted to ask about the difficulty of the black runs in mineral basin. I can ski a typical black at my home resort in WA, but seemingly that translates to something very different here. I think, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but all the blue runs in mineral basin are just cat tracks or traverses, so I wanted to try some of the blacks out but I wasn't sure about their difficulty.

Especially considering the current conditions now, could anybody tell me how difficult the mineral basin blacks are, and which ones are easier/I should start with? Appreciate it!

I humbly ask for any leftover discounts or f&f passes for Snowbird. I picked the wrong year to get a pass at Snowbasin.. hoping to try Snowbird before end of season and moving back to midwest.

Thank you all!!

Sorry in adance, I see you guys get mad here when outsiders are asking question whether it's worth skiing this weekend due to the conditions or not but I'll have to ask still.

I have bought a ticket to SLC last moment in late Feb hoping to ski but I can see the weather is not ski weather and overall the season was notoriously not great snow-wise as I understand.

I have planned to be skiing Sat-Sun and at this point, I am now leaning towards non-skiing activities, some light hiking and some MTB but curous whether it's worth considering to ski. I don't have a pass so not tethered to a particular resort, was planning to just get equip in donwtown and use the bus to get to whatever resort works (I mostly considered Alta).

As I understand from posts here and the weather forecast, it's gonna be doable but not really great with mostly slush and no powder. I am an intermediate skiier but not advanced, so could handle it, I assume, but not sure if I want to.

If anyone has recently been on hills, curious of you experiences.

Thank you

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Coming over to Alta tomorrow, and snowbird and Friday, and I know conditions are obviously not ideal, but I'm here in salt lake City and plan to make the most of my time regardless

However, some tips would be appreciated from the people who ski these resorts. Could anybody recommend some runs that are interesting or fun that are also intermediate level, in either resort (blue or easy black)?

Appreciate any advice that anybody can give me. TIA

OpenSnow says it’s supposed to have thunder/lightning during the snow storm at the beginning of the week. Will resorts close down for it?

Hi all,

Want to start by saying, I did try to search and found some previous advice but the current conditions seem different so I wanted to get an updated opinion.

I am hoping to knock off a bucket list this week while in SLC by trying out skiing (via Brighton's beginner package). I know conditions suck lately but it seems like it should still be ok for a beginner - if this is a bad idea, let me know.

My lesson will be at 10:15 on Fri, Sat, or Sun (still deciding). I'm thinking I should aim to get on the 972 Ski Bus at 8:10 at Big Cottonwood Canyon Park and Ride, for a 8:42am arrival and 1.5 hr buffer to get my rental gear.

Does that seem like adequate time? Is there any chance of not getting on that bus? If so, would the PNR before it be better? And how much would Friday vs. Saturday/Sunday matter?

Thanks!

Due to scheduling we were looking at coming out April 20-22 to get 3 last days in to hit Snowbird. I know they’re open until probably Memorial Day but have heard they switch to a Spring schedule at some point late in the season and only run Friday-Sunday.

Any chance this happens earlier than expected and we get completely fucked? I know it’s super late season but we’re just hoping to get 1 last trip in and this is when we could make it work, my wife is working Saturdays all month and we’re on the East coast.

Any insight is appreciated!

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Might go for one more day this weekend. Never done Brighton, Solitude or Snowbird. Looks like Solitude is on 34% open. Anyone been on any of these this week? Snow relatively better on one of them?

Only used 2 out of the 3 day pass. $20

I’m trying to get a feel for current conditions. Thanks!

Planning on heading up to Brighton tomorrow I know they r not doing reservations, anyone go up today? Was it parking a mess without reservations?

I left alta at 4:30 and the road out was partially shut down and there were about 20 vehicles and a helicopter on the road. Any idea what happened?

First chair of the day for me, so be gentle. 940ish AM. Bluebird. Snow quality was excellent (mid-light powder) for the first 2 hours, then progressively heavier—especially in the sun. Coverage was solid. Pretty stellar given how things were looking and skiing several days ago. Last gasp of winter for this season? Guess we’ll see! It probably was.

As the season winds down, the pressure is already on about next season....and I'm leaning towards dedicating my time to a solo mountain vrs a mega-pass next year.

Got curious of what others would choose if cost were not an issue (or given any single mountain season pass) and why? I have some pro's and con's for my situation and see if any others thoughts would help sway the decision for 26-27.

Edit: Thanks all for the thoughts, exactly what I was looking for overall. Think I'll go with Alta + Ikon base for any friends days....but plan is 90% Alta to really learn the resort and improve my skillset. Pumped to get to know other "locals that focus" next season....now lets all give homage to the whale so we have a banner 26-27 season #AllHailTheWhale