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Ouch. It's too bad - such a good mountain tarnished by over hype. IMO Kirkwood is a touch too remote to be the destination resort they wanted it be. Resorts would do well to stick to their die hard clientèle...

Heard it on the way home from work today on NPR (note the audio is more entertaining than the written article): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122084539

That is a great deal. I'm only seeing the $99 fare for a few flights - any idea what the exact rules are for the $99/$109 fares?

Agreed no one wants to be that bonehead... O:) So, I think us destination skiers have 2 options: 1) Bite the bullet and pay the price for AWD - in the big picture it's potentially a low price to pay for piece-of-mind, especially given the risk of having Admin chase you down. 2) Rent 2WD to...

When I was a local I found that getting on the bus down in the Fort Union area (or even earlier in the route) was necessary to get a seat on busy days. The closer you get to the canyon mouth the higher the odds of a full bus... The road to Powder Mountain is by far the most dicey in Utah -...

Ya, I belatedly saw the mention of the 'States'. But, still, I would have to think Tremblant is hard to beat for a Chicagoan with a non-skiing wife who has a European background.

I would think Tremblant should be on the short list, coming from Chicago. Non-skiers will love it. Skiing area is small, but varied. Snow conditions variable - definitely not up to Western U.S. standards but odds are it will be decent enough (especially given the places you mention you've...

That's definitely a good deal you got and a great suggestion to reserve early. On the space issue, I would argue an SUV doesn't give you much more room than a comparably priced car. You can pretty much always rent a 'full-size' car for ~$30-$35 per day (taxes included). Assuming you only have...

Have you tried the peak-to-peak gondola yet? Apologies in advance if you already mentioned it on one of your earlier threads... If you did take it, is it worth it from an advanced skier's perspective? I'm specifically curious if it allows you to catch the best of the alpine on both...

I'm not gonna defend Heavenly since it's reputation as a crowded, traverse-ridden, snow deprived (compared to it's local brethren) mountain is justified. However, it does have some saving graces. The trees at upper elevation on the Nevada side are well spaced and a lot of fun in good...

BTW - there is a real time space counter for a few of the closest lots to the canyons at http://www.utatrax.org/spaces.aspx. Comes in handy in terms of telling you whether or not you should park down lower to catch a bus. Note that later in the year (March/April) I've found relatively cheap...

That deal only seems to make sense if you're taking the bus. Even taking the bus, like you said, it's more a matter of convenience then money savings. It is very nice to not have to fish the $3.50 or $7 out to pay the bus fare... Multi-day, with local discounts, you can ski Snowbird for $56...

I think I kind of misread your statement about the Eastern resort comparison. I believe you were saying the Northwest lift-served terrain is analogous to Eastern tree skiing. The Northwest Express is an impressive lift - looks like the 6th highest vertical rise in the U.S. That's a lot of...

Great report. With almost 3400' vert, ~3700 skiable acres and 370 inches annual snowfall I don't think anyone would confuse Bachelor with an eastern ski resort... The terrain in your pics looks like great fun in conditions like today - how many days a season would you say you have days like...

Nope. I think going with a guide where the expectation that we have gear + backcountry experience is out of the question. However, I think programs like the interconnect and backtracks are reasonable ways to give tourists a taste of backcountry while minimizing risk (correct me if I'm wrong)...

Good idea. I did some searching and Solitude has BackTracks guided backcountry tours and Snowbasin appears to do something similar (though I can't find specifics). BackTracks is something I would definitely like to try - the cost is reasonable. alaskamountainguides.com guides tours out of...

Yes! That is exactly the info I'm looking for - thanks. If we end up at PowMow I'll head straight for the Powder Keg for lunch (instead of the cafeteria'type place we went to last time that was really subpar). I'll also call and ask Diamond Peaks about where they take people on the single...

Thanks for the info. Ya, I assume the $175 ride takes you to the top of James Peak, which I would agree is not necessarily worth it just for the skiing. However, I've never been able to justify the cost for a full day of a heli trip and have always wanted the experience. So ~$125 for the...

I've also never found anything cheaper than the discounts at Canyon Sports. They list their discounted prices on their website: http://www.canyonsports.com/content/?page=LIft%20Ticket%20Pricing, and are in very convenient locations whether you're downtown, going up LCC/BCC or in Ogden.

Powder Mountain is not worth the drive if the Paradise Quad is not open. PM probably does get a bit more snow than Snowbasin, and the variety of exposures and higher amount of trees seems to allow for better overall conditions than Snowbasin at any given time. In my experience SB is very...