i would just advise people to stay slopeside at snowbird or alta. its going to be the most reliable snowfall. but im starting to say to myself that maybe theres more to skiing than snowbird or alta.
everyone always jokes.....by 2nd tram its tracked out and by 3rd tram you are fighting over push piles. Sure the competition exists for powder, and you do have to increase your effort to get it as the day goes on.
But I am beginning to consider other remote full-size ski destinations where the powder competition will be less. Because it would be way funner to chase a storm in to this remote as fuck ski destination. Like going in to the interior B.C, Idaho, or Montana. Just places with lower population density, and less people with the same agenda.
Powder days in SLC are so competitive the only way a tourist will get a chance at it is to stay slopeside. You avoid the drive up the canyon which on powder days is a 4x4 or bus's only. That alone is so much of an obstacle its ridiculous. To be able to walk out of your hotel at 8:43 and hop on a lift and take the tow to wildcat is what its all about.
Everytime its realllly worth going skiing and you know its going to be a pow-day....the whole valley is lined up to go up the damn canyon. It's like a happy/sad moment. Anticipation and stress over not showing up another half an hour earlier......
I think Utah has it's thing going on for sure, but my next ski trip will probably be an impromptu chase the storm in to the more remote ski destinations.....and I think thats the way to go honestly because then the competition for it isn't there.
