Powder Mountain and Snowbasin Tire Chain Questions

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I'm planning a trip to Utah in March, and I hope someone can help me with something. I've noticed on the Utah DOT highway report that chains or 4WD are always required for the roads to Powder Mountain and Snowbasin, even when it hasn't snowed for a few days and the roads are listed as "dry." (By contrast, restrictions on the LCC and BCC roads, and the Sundance road, are dropped pretty quickly after a storm).

Apparently, there is a county law that requires chains (in your car/available to put on) or 4WD on those roads until March 31st, no matter what the road conditions.

Questions: 1. Do the troopers actually enforce the law by stopping cars and checking that chains are in the trunk even when the roads are dry?
2. Where is a good place in SLC to purchase tire chains?

Thanks.
 
Les Schwab Tire stores in the Salt Lake area have an interesting deal. You can buy a set of chains from them (around $60) and if you don't use them, you can get a refund at the end of the ski season. Check them out online or call them to see if that would work for you. I was up at Powder Mountain last week and no one seemed interested in what was on my car. On the other hand, my car, like all Subaru Outbacks has AWD.
 
No one will be checking if the roads aren't bad. Snowbasin's access road, via Trapper's Loop is actually pretty easy driving although the grade has a decent pitch coming up from the Huntsville side. Powder Mountain, OTOH, positively has the most heinously steep access road I've ever encountered at a ski area.
 
Admin":1ftca2je said:
No one will be checking if the roads aren't bad. Snowbasin's access road, via Trapper's Loop is actually pretty easy driving although the grade has a decent pitch coming up from the Huntsville side. Powder Mountain, OTOH, positively has the most heinously steep access road I've ever encountered at a ski area.
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No wonder I had to down-shift so often on the drive up to Powder!
 
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