Utah 2022-2023 Utah Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups

[blackke17]

7-10am tolling i'm ok with because of Altas reservation system. I often wait until after 10 to get into the canyon on the weekends anyway.

Avoiding the Snowbird blitz makes for a much more relaxing day in the mountains.

 

[Wasatchman]

A reservation system without better transit alternatives will just piss off a lot of paying customers.

Personally, i think a parking reservation system plus better transit >> toll lanes. You need UTA to remove the stick, though…

This is true but there are already pissed off customers arriving to full lots.

What I am trying to get my head around is that the current painful bus situation and limited parking does help preserve the ski experience for those that make it on the mountain. So the current situation is not all bad.

Do we even know what a reasonable max capacity at the resorts and in the canyons is? I think this is something that more time should be spent figuring out in conjunction with mass transit improvements.

 

[4ster]

Do we even know what a reasonable max capacity at the resorts and in the canyons is?

Our idea of max capacity & SAM’s are 2 different numbers.

 

[AmyPJ]

Snowbasin sent an email survey out about requiring parking reservations. I think a lot of respondents said, “get rid of Ikon and reservations won’t be necessary.”

 

[4ster]

Snowbasin sent an email survey out about requiring parking reservations. I think a lot of respondents said, “get rid of Ikon and reservations won’t be necessary.”

Utah - DeMoisy Express Lift at Snowbasin

I know their neighbor to the South is putting in a new lift . No ski talking about it so far. Here is a photo I lifted from the Snowbasin website. The new DeMoisey lift line appears to run between Coyote & Main Street… Since this was brought up in the general Utah thread, lets follow the...

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[HardDaysNight]

I think a lot of respondents said, “get rid of Ikon and reservations won’t be necessary.”

I fear that’d be about as likely as you succeeding in shoving a pound of melted butter into a wild cat’s ear blindfolded in a dark room using a red hot needle.

 

[coldski]

This is true but there are already pissed off customers arriving to full lots.

What I am trying to get my head around is that the current painful bus situation and limited parking does help preserve the ski experience for those that make it on the mountain. So the current situation is not all bad.

Do we even know what a reasonable max capacity at the resorts and in the canyons is? I think this is something that more time should be spent figuring out in conjunction with mass transit improvements.

I believe ski resorts on public land are required to include “design capacity“ values (aka Comfortable Carrying Capacity) with the Master Plans they have on file with the Forest Service You could look it up

And I believe you are correct - parking is the limiting factor in many (most ?) cases.

State of The Basin - Numbers and Comments - Volume 2

On March 3, 2020 I did a blog post that was an update on our journey to change things up at Arapahoe Basin. Our objectives then and now are ...

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[tromano]

Less than 100 Days Away | snowbasin

Welcome to Snowbasin

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[ss20]

SLC already has it's 6th wettest August on record. Need 1.2" to break the record.. definitely a possibility. Over 4" of rain at Alta already

 

[tromano]

SLC already has it's 6th wettest August on record. Need 1.2" to break the record.. definitely a possibility. Over 4" of rain at Alta already

Bodes well for things to come.

 

[AmyPJ]

Makes for a chaotic girls tennis season though! If there's one sport that can't be played in the rain or snow, it's definitely tennis.

 

[blackke17]

78 days til Alta opens

 

[John Webb]

Maybe, maybe not.
They’ll need it to snow first.

 

[blackke17]

its in the forecast

 

[Rudi Riet]

Solitude put video on their social media channels showing pouring of the foundation for the new summit station of the Eagle Express 6-pack.

 

[tromano]

Love a six pack.

 

[tromano]

Once again snow in the Uintas.

First snow of season arrives in Utah on Labor Day

The snow is back in Utah. Three locations in the state reported snow on Monday.

kslnewsradio.com

 

[4ster]

More on Snowbasin upgrades…

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Snowbasin is constantly evolving. Get a sneak peek of what the future holds for our mountain and our guests.

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l’ve gotta admit that even though these changes make sense, some of my best Strawberry days in recent years
have been when the lift was closed…

 

[tromano]

The updates like bathrooms patio and parking though small seem thoughtful and will add to my enjoyment on the hill.

 

[4ster]

More news…

New Powder Mountain, UT, Owner Reed Hastings Invests $100M - SnowBrains

New for Winter ‘23/24: Activity Center, Massive Backcountry Access, Plus Amenity & Infrastructure Improvements EDEN, Utah (September 6) – Reed Hastings is now the majority owner of Powder Mountain following a $100 million investment that signals a new era for the mountain resort known for its...

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Guess I’ll have to be happy that I was around in the days when DMI was truly DMI …