Where to ski in Utah in two weeks

mmccarthy81

mmccarthy81

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I am going to check out University of Utah and do three days of skiing in the area from February 15-19 and am wondering if some mountains are doing better than others with the weak conditions over there. I'll be with my dad and brother, and while I'd prefer to go to Brighton so that I could lap the park a bit and night ski a bit, they both are only concerned with the upper mountain stuff. Any information on the skiing there right now would be super helpful so that we can decide where to buy lift tickets. Also, I was wondering how the upper mountain skiing at Brighton is and if they have a solid amount of steep, technical terrain? Thanks, any info on the skiing there is much appreciated
 
Go to park city, you can ski park city for a whole week and still not have skiied it all, they have a great mix of runs, especially with canyons.
 
While our snowpack is thin, the upper mountains have the most snow for sure, we've had a few storms where it rained at 7-8k feet, so dont worry about anything up high. Brighton has tons of terrain, but check out solitude, snowbird and alta as well.
 
13886558:eheath said:
While our snowpack is thin, the upper mountains have the most snow for sure, we've had a few storms where it rained at 7-8k feet, so dont worry about anything up high. Brighton has tons of terrain, but check out solitude, snowbird and alta as well.
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Thanks, we'll be skiing over the weekend so do you know which of the ones you named may attract less crowds?
 
13886567:mmccarthy81 said:
Thanks, we'll be skiing over the weekend so do you know which of the ones you named may attract less crowds?
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Hard tellin, probably solitude though, but if you wanna ski park go to brighton.
 
topic:mmccarthy81 said:
I am going to check out University of Utah and do three days of skiing in the area from February 15-19 and am wondering if some mountains are doing better than others with the weak conditions over there. I'll be with my dad and brother, and while I'd prefer to go to Brighton so that I could lap the park a bit and night ski a bit, they both are only concerned with the upper mountain stuff. Any information on the skiing there right now would be super helpful so that we can decide where to buy lift tickets. Also, I was wondering how the upper mountain skiing at Brighton is and if they have a solid amount of steep, technical terrain? Thanks, any info on the skiing there is much appreciated
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YOO ill be touring at Utah on the 15th and hitting up Brighton after it. Its a really good mountain overall its very big and when theres good snow its amazing.
 
You should go to Park City. That's where Tom Wallisch and a lot of the Vishnu guys ride... idk I've seen a lot of dope edits. Plus they have #irideparkcity
 
13886748:Park_Ranger said:
You should go to Park City. That's where Tom Wallisch and a lot of the Vishnu guys ride... idk I've seen a lot of dope edits. Plus they have #irideparkcity
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Decision made. Park city it is. All hail Tom Wallisch.
 
13886748:Park_Ranger said:
You should go to Park City. That's where Tom Wallisch and a lot of the Vishnu guys ride... idk I've seen a lot of dope edits. Plus they have #irideparkcity
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woah man don't blow up the spot
 
Ahh, presidents week at Utah resorts after 2 weeks of much above average temps and no snow. Bring hockey pads, mouth guard and taser.
 
13887841:VESACE_flame said:
True I’ toured Colorado state last year it was sort of far from skiing
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Yeah that’s mainly why I’ve been favoring Utah. I think CSU is simply too far from skiing for me
 
I'm heading out to PC this weekend. Has anyone been there lately? I'm kinda worried about the snow conditions.
 
13888383:Powside said:
I'm heading out to PC this weekend. Has anyone been there lately? I'm kinda worried about the snow conditions.
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It's been real warm so ice to sticky to ice to sticky to ice to sticky
 
Ok so I am now leaving tomorrow and was wondering if anyone thinks it is worth bringing my powder skis as well as my Blends for Alta/Snowbird and Brighton? Doesn’t look like there are any storms coming through but maybe someone knows something I don’t. So do I bring the 114s or chill on Blends Thursday through Monday?
 
13891544:mmccarthy81 said:
Ok so I am now leaving tomorrow and was wondering if anyone thinks it is worth bringing my powder skis as well as my Blends for Alta/Snowbird and Brighton? Doesn’t look like there are any storms coming through but maybe someone knows something I don’t. So do I bring the 114s or chill on Blends Thursday through Monday?
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Wednesday night into Thursday a little storm is rolling through. The high end of forecasts puts the Cottonwoods at 10", but likely slightly less than that. So I guess it's up to you if you want to ski your park skis.

As for answering the OP, Brighton doesn't really have upper/lower mountain. The best steep skiing will be off Great Western chair, Reins and Clarks. Off of Snake Creek lift, the Hardcoin and Sawbuck will provide some steep tree skiing as well as an easy traverse into Snake Bowl. Unfortunately, most of Milly Bowl of the Millicent chair is still closed due to low snow/rocks. But MAYBE some terrain could open if the storm pans out. Have fun!
 
13891563:jblaski said:
Wednesday night into Thursday a little storm is rolling through. The high end of forecasts puts the Cottonwoods at 10", but likely slightly less than that. So I guess it's up to you if you want to ski your park skis.

As for answering the OP, Brighton doesn't really have upper/lower mountain. The best steep skiing will be off Great Western chair, Reins and Clarks. Off of Snake Creek lift, the Hardcoin and Sawbuck will provide some steep tree skiing as well as an easy traverse into Snake Bowl. Unfortunately, most of Milly Bowl of the Millicent chair is still closed due to low snow/rocks. But MAYBE some terrain could open if the storm pans out. Have fun!
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Thanks

13891568:GarrettHanley said:
lemme know how it is, im heading to snowbird the 22-26. hopefully they get some snow
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Yup I’ll post back in here after
 
I am on my last day tomorrow of being here in Utah, Snowbasin is icy and has gotten no snow this last week. Deer valley was crowded, but it got about 3 inches. Powder mountain was ok, and solitude today was great. I wouldn’t bring the pow skis, only bring them if you aren’t paying an extra bag fee.
 
13891696:NewWave said:
I am on my last day tomorrow of being here in Utah, Snowbasin is icy and has gotten no snow this last week. Deer valley was crowded, but it got about 3 inches. Powder mountain was ok, and solitude today was great. I wouldn’t bring the pow skis, only bring them if you aren’t paying an extra bag fee.
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Yup they don’t fit in the same bag so not bringing them. Thanks for the info
 
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