Canyons

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Hey guess, don't mean to fill up your regional section with threads but...

I am coming to Utah the end of the first week in March and going to the Canyons. My dad won a trip there, so we got 5 days skiing we can use at the Canyons. I didn't know if you guys had any suggestions of what to ski, where to go on the mountain. Not expecting you guys to give up your spots, just more of a general area or chair/trails that are better than others.

Also, I am trying to convince my dad we need to ski somewhere else while we're out there as well. What would you guys suggest for a day anywhere other than at the Canyons?

Thanks!
 
The only thing I dont like about canyons is that you have to take a lift to get ANYWHERE on the mountain. Unlike PC where at most your are 1 lift ride away from the base.

Terrain-wise though, canyons is siiick, and since its so spread-out, theres almost always some new snow to be found, and hardly ever any lines. I like Super Condor, 9990, and sometimes the Dreamcatcher/Dreamscape chairs. I also hear that Iron Mountain is legit now too. Their park is decent, with some medium size jumps and some fun jibs.

If you're looking for park or accessibility, however, I would definitely suggest PC. With 3 parks, theres usually a good distribution of people by ability (so you wont see a lot of gapers in Kings or Pick), but lines are usually a problem. Building the landing legs with a few minutes of hiking a feature never hurts though.

Also some good terrain at PC, but it definitely gets tracked faster, so if you know where to go, then you're set. I would reccommend Thaynes, Pioneer, Jupiter, and McKonkey's chairs for some more advanced terrain. Jupiter Peak and Pinecone have the best terrain (i would say) but there's a solid 20 miuntes of hiking to get to either one. Easily worth it if there's new snow.

Deer valley can be really dope too, but I usually stay at PC or canyons unless it dumps. Like canyons, you have to take lifts pretty much everywhere, but there are no lines, and terrain is siick. Lady Morgan, Mayflower, and the Daly Chutes off Empire are my favorite spots. Food is awesome, but super expensive, so i would pack a lunch.

I haven't skied LCC or BCC enough to say much about skiing there, but Alta is pretty much the undisputed king of powder in Utah, so try to get down there if it snows. Brighton ive heard has a sick park, so maybe go check that out too.

Hope that helps, enjoy the WAH-SATCH
 
^Thanks, that's all helpful man. Hopefully will be getting a chance to explore the SLC and surrounding areas around there too. Hope to move out to Utah following my May graduation.
 
the canyons can be really confusing because it's so damn big. that's good because there is a lot of stuff to find, but i always end up getting frustrated because of all the runouts and time on cat tracks.

but, it's still good skiing. and hey, a free ski trip is pretty rad!

if you and your dad want to get away from the canyons, go to one of the cottonwoods for a day. it's not that far and it's a nice change of pace from park city. you can get discounted ticket for any of the cottonwood resorts at ski shops (there is one at the base of the 2 canyons called the lifthouse that has them)

FWIW my dad likes solitude when he comes out. he used to be a serious skier, but age and some knee issues have calmed him a bit. it's a bit more laid back than the lcc's resorts and is never crowded.

have a good trip man.
 
besides not ever visiting snowbasin or pow mow - the canyons / solitude are the 2 places in Utah I have only spent a day at.
I just go up to 9990 and find the difficult terrain there. But I overall have no clue where all the fun is.
I see a lot of decent pow videos @ the canyons and I wanna know where that shit is.
 
I have my season pass there and it has been way legit this year. Could use more snow but it's on its way this week so can't complain too much. I'll just give you a breakdown and where to go.
Powder days: There are a couple options you have when there is fresh snow to be had. 1st you can head straight to 9990 via Tombstone. Take a right when you get off the lift. Go straight ahead and through a gate. There are awesome tree's and some open fields. Great stuff. The whole area is pretty accessible and quite easy to find something you like. Deschutes off of Tombstone is a similar type run and both force you down to a cat track that you'll have to take back down to Tombstone. It is a pain to lap but can be worth it.
Awesome tree's off of dreamscape and dreamcatcher, not as steep as other parts of the mountain but way fun nonetheless and the runs down to dreamscape are long.
Oh and anything you see above the lifts in the distance you can most certainly hike. That is where the best powder skiing is at the Canyons. A 30 minute hike from 9990 or Super Condor and you're going to be standing at the top of the sickest run of your life. Way easy to pick what area you want to go to from because all of the hike able terrain is visible from the runs. Really nice cliff drops and some fairly intense lines can be had.

Park: The park is way accessible step off the gondola and you're right at saddleback and ready to ski the park. The setup is pretty legit with some way fun smaller jumps and then the bigger 4 jump line. It can get crowded but it is always fun.
Groomers: Favorite groomers are probably the ones off of Tombstone. Easily lap able and long enough to make it worth your time. Plus you can really haul some serious ass.

 
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