re: 2023-2024 Ski Thread

I’m headed out to the Wasatch range Wednesday after work. Will get four more days at Solitude, Brighton and Snowbird.

They’re getting their usual tax day pow drop today.

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OpenSnow

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I'm cheap...anyone want to jump on a group membership next year?

Whoa! Copper with 20+ is dream world scenario.
Hell yeah!

We pulled an audible today. I’m about eight miles from Snow Basin UT.

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Last day to renew iKon pass with the $100 discount fyi

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Good looking out. I renewed yesterday.

Season 25, Day 24:

I upgraded from base to full Ikon for the upcoming season because yesterday when I scanned in at Snowbasin (recently added to Ikon) my Ikon base wasn’t enough. Snowbasin requires full Ikon pass.

Luckily the lift operator, Mrs Joanne Schiff, felt sorry for my unprepared arse and used her employee discount buddy pass for me, saving me $66. So I was able to ride with friends from 1030 to 2 pm for $20.

Shout out Mrs Schiff!

Snowbasin is a mellow place. The layout of the mountain is pretty straightforward and it has all the feels of a local hill. Cool place. Worth checking out. Very comparable to Powder Mountain in the area.

Beware, the lifts at Snowbasin do close at 2pm sharp though.

Spring conditions yesterday. Variable at best. But bluebird days are always a blast and thank God for snowboarding.

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I'll be moving to Ogden next month

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Congrats!
I like Ogden. If I were to be slightly north of SLC, Ogden would be the place I hunkered down.

Yesterday,
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Snowbird UT
Spring Conditions.

Half the mountain is essentially closed for the season due to the renovation of the Wilbere lift. All Gad zones are closed for the rest of season. Peruvian to Mineral all open.

Yesterday took a lot of work finding anything worth mentioning. Cirque Traverse was still open so I dropped Great Scott a few times or whatever chute that is adjacent to it. Best snow I found all day. Snowbird did open some chutes that never get opened, Powerline or something like that. 1.5 hour hike to the drop. No way was I doing that in what felt like 50 degree weather.

I think Pikachu was throwing a twisted tea my way.

Its getting pretty shitty at Copper.

Despite a legendary day on Tuesday, we've quickly returned to sticky slush by late morning. Up top still skis alright, though wind swept in spots now.

Might catch some laps on Friday

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Any suggestions for a good spot for us? Edit to add we have the full Ikon pass

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Looking at your requirements, id lean towards maybe Jackson Hole? The town itself is great, there's a bus that runs right to the resort, plenty of blues and blacks to try out, easy access from airport where you wouldn't need a car in town.

Also maybe sun valley in Idaho? Fly into Hailey direct and then get a 15 min shuttle to the ski area town. It's a fun spot with plenty of lodging and food in the town. I really had a nice ski trip there when I drove through in March, everyone was super friendly

Logically going through other resorts, Crystal and Snoqualmie are out due to lodging/food, Utah doesn't have those huge bases with food except maybe deer valley. Mt bachelor in oregon is isolated and you need a car, mammoth/Palisades need a car, Taos a car. Big sky is an option but I don't think there's much food if you got a place right on the mountain.

There are enough blues aside from cat tracks for a good 2-3 days (depending on how long you ski each day) at JH I’d say. I’m not a confident black skier, but found the bowl coming down from the tram not so bad. You could always do a day at snow-king as well.
Cuse mentioned sun valley and I like it as well, but found the blues more challenging than the CO mountains. Big Sky would have plenty of blues and easy blacks to keep you entertained for 4 days, but the town itself is not as good as Jackson or Ketchum.

If Canada is an option I would look at Banff, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise would offer a lot to exlore and the town of Banff is awesome. Shuttles/busses everywhere so you don't need a car and the exchange rate is awesome.

If you are looking at the US only, I think Big Sky offers more than Jackson, especially if you like tree skiing. Some of my favorite tree runs are on the Moonlight side of Big Sky and other parts of the mountain also have some great trees.