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mark@snoq.ski
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hey dude i am coming to utah with my dad for a ski trip and we are coming on january 15 for 4 days. i am really exited and have always wanted to ski here. we have been trying to plan our trip and i was wondering what resorts are the best ones to go to for powder skiing. and if the snow will be deep while i am there. hey any help would really help me and my dad have a blast skiing in utah. thanks guys.
Dec 30 2009 10:57PM
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WesleySnipes
Posts: 288
If the storms keep coming Powder Mountain, cat skiing for $12 a ride, and its 7,700 acres. tons of fun skiing without the cat as well. definitely a locals style resort though. no gondolas, and no real restraunts. Alta is a blast as is the bird. and Basin is also sick though the last three you have to catch day of for the goods.
Dec 30 2009 11:02PM
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MinerJo
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is it really only 12 bucks for the cat?
Dec 31 2009 2:09AM
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gonx
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hi! i´m from spain,and i´m heading powder mountain tomorrow morning! i´m so excited! i love skiing ligh-fresh-mega-deep powder and here in the pyrenees we dont have the best snow on earth! hehe.

there is in odgen a god freeskiing shop? i wanna buy some cool outwear...
Dec 31 2009 4:55AM
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R.Fahey
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Enjoy!  It should be epic.

And there is Decade in South Ogden.  It's the best shop you'll find though.
http://www.decadesnowandskate.com/
Dec 31 2009 11:46AM
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WesleySnipes
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Fahey is right, Decade is the shop to be at in O town. its in south ogden right by costa vida. they open at 10:00 and close at 8:00 they still have some jibberish left and some super sick Armada outerwear Tell Coultin Weston sent you. I'll be up there first thing in the morning as well, in the Green and Pink armada jacket come say whats up I'll show you some sick lines.
Dec 31 2009 7:58PM
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gonx
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great!! tomorrow morning i´ll be there....i,ll wear purple jacket and black pants.... with 08 k2 seths!!
Jan 2 2010 4:22AM
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SFBv420.0
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Yeah I'ts $12 to grab a knot on a rope and get dragged up a cat track  You could skin almost as fast or walk up in 15 min.

PS there is  a reason only 1/2 the runs are open and I don't think they're measuring that 44" base off any of those closed runs.

Don't get me wrong I heart pow mow just a lot of better skiing and conditions in the cottonwoods right now

Jan 2 2010 9:38AM
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InfernoHits
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solitude is a lot of fun for pow, mainly because the mountain is always empty so lines stay fresh a lot later.
Jan 2 2010 1:24PM
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WesleySnipes
Posts: 288
they haven't had the rope set up for 3 years, the cat skiing isn't open yet but probably will be tomorrow its all groomed out. its the same as everywhere else in utah. not much snow yet, but the back country has been fun to slash around in.
Jan 2 2010 7:56PM
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titsLOL
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I would make snowbird my first stop if I were you, lots of space to explore so even if the snow isn't epic you'll be entertained by the terrain, and if it does snow a lot the night before you will jizz your pants. Alta is similar just not as big so if there isn't enough fresh now it gets boring faster.
Jan 3 2010 8:19PM
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Mstchief
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obviously Alta is a recommend, but powder might be scarce for awhile the ol High pressure is settling in for the long haul
Jan 3 2010 8:24PM
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JoeyJ
Posts: 74
Snowbird all the way man. A little hiking and you could get urself some pow in little cottonwood canyon
Jan 3 2010 9:36PM
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mark@snoq.ski
Posts: 89
does any one know if the snow will be good in 2 weeks????
Jan 4 2010 5:40PM
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MitchPee
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2 weeks for UT is like predicting a year in advance. Right now this week doesn't look promising, really high pressure and nothing is moving around too fast. You never know though a system could move in next week and bring some of that fluffy stuff.

There's still plenty of fresh snow to be had. All day yesterday I skied untouched snow, you have to hike for it, but it's there. Just use your head and don't go into anything too gnarly, also keep in mind north facing stuff is generally your best bet right now.
Jan 4 2010 6:16PM
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JoeyJ
Posts: 74
I second that motion
Jan 4 2010 6:39PM
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SFBv420.0
Posts: 2232

So you get to sit inside the cat now?

Is that super cool old guy Woody (I think) still driving the powder shuttle bus?

Jan 5 2010 10:56AM
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DON_EMILIONE
Posts: 218
hey dudes,
my utah trip started yesterday, i went to brighton resort and it was awesome. Everybody is talking about snowbird and alta, but right now it havent snowed since on week, so there is no snow in the in-bounds. Brighton backcountry is so easy to acces, we climbed 20 minutes to one peak, and skied in nice powder, huge cliffs, and the powder was not that fluffy, so we did not hit rocks. Brighton is sick, I've heard about powder mountain, but I just can't go there beacause there is no buses or trax to go there.
Jan 6 2010 1:48PM
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WesleySnipes
Posts: 288
yeah woody still drives one of the busses, and they have two cabin cats now. its a whole new ball game.
Jan 6 2010 11:57PM
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