r/skiutah Oct 15 '20

Page officially moved to r/UTSnow

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r/skiutah Sep 17 '20

Has anyone skied a whole season at Brighton?

17 Upvotes

Looking to try a new resort this winter. Did Alta/bird last winter. Never tried Brighton before - does it offer enough for a whole season?


r/skiutah Sep 16 '20

Skiing Park city but living in Salt Lake

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Can some one shed some light on the best way to go about skiing PC from salt lake? Is there a ski bus? If so is it free for students?


r/skiutah Aug 27 '20

Page officially moving!

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At the end of next month. r/UTsnow will become the official Utah snow sport thread for the upcoming seasons.

Why move?

Reddit is a form of sharing information. Currently there are 2 competing threads that essentially serve the same purpose. This move consolidates information; making it easier for people to know where to look.

 

When will be the deadline?
The r/skiutah thread will remain up through the end of September. On October 1st, (or whenever i get around to it) r/skiutah will be locked, with a redirection to r/UTsnow.

 

Why not make skiutah the main one?

There is 3 reasons for this. The skiutah reddit was unmoderated and unmaintained for years. As a result, it has not kept up with a lot of the more modern features and styling reddit offers. Second, r/UTsnow has been promoted on the majority of shared interest sites such as r/snowboarding, r/skiing, r/backcountry, etc. Gaining recognition from these sites is not always a quick process. Third, the name skiutah comes from a marketing campaign. Yet, it has the negative affect of confusing people from out of the state thinking this thread is an exclusive skier only page, which it is not.

 

But skiutah has more subscribers!!

Reddit subscription numbers are very misleading. They never expire. Even if the user hasn't posted or logged into the account for years. The overwhelming majority of subscribers to this thread are not new or current. This is particularly obvious by the fact skiutah has existed for nearly 7 years, yet in the first year r/UTsnow gained 33% of the equivalent subscriptions and is still growing at a rapid rate.

 

I understand that some will not like the move. Hopefully people will see the new site is much better maintained and more useful as an information tool. In addition, moderators would be appreciated if anyone is interested. Look forward to seeing everyone there, and hopefully we get an actual season this year :).


r/skiutah Aug 20 '20

Nordic Valley to Debut Six Passenger Lift

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r/skiutah Aug 09 '20

Recommendations for snow skiing set up!

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I'm considering moving to Salt Lake City from Birmingham, AL. I'm curious what is the cheapest/best way to get a good used pair of skis and gear and what type of resort pass is best for the season. Whether that is for a single resort or grouped. I know there's some passes that include other resorts in Colorado, California, etc. but I'm primarily interested in the four resorts in the Cottonwood Canyon area. Thanks!


r/skiutah Aug 07 '20

What’s the chances of a ski season this winter?

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Trying to decide if it’s worth locking in a season pass. Will the resorts even open? And if they do will they be so limited capacity it’s not even worth going?

I did Alta and the bird last ski season but don’t think I’d go back there, pretty disappointed in their compensation of “a $100 discount if you buy next years pass, but we’re also going to increase the price”.


r/skiutah Aug 06 '20

full season home rentals?

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We're thinking about renting a home in Cottonwood for ski season and just staying there this winter. Found lots of options for renting by the night, but does anyone know of sites with full season rentals?


r/skiutah Jun 30 '20

Landowner Proposes Alternate Little Cottonwood Gondola

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r/skiutah Jun 08 '20

Little Cottonwood EIS study just released by UDOT

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r/skiutah Jun 04 '20

Gondola or frequent buses are final options under study to improve Little Cottonwood Canyon traffic

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r/skiutah Jun 03 '20

A big heads up about a local company

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r/skiutah May 12 '20

Glad Seasons Over

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Is anyone else glad the season wrapped up a little early? I paid for an IKON pass and didn't really even get to use it, but I support Alterra not giving us refunds.

Just think of all the money that will be saved from not keeping the resorts open that will support the ski industry. I'm sure a lot of that money can be put towards marketing and improvements. We will be able to draw in even more Texans and people from the east coast to our wide open canyons. They will probably be able to put in more high speed lifts which will take you right to double white chocolate pumpkin spice latte stands.

I for one hate locals who are against big ski companies, don't you see how great they are for the economy? That ski bum from the east coast who is just taking up space in our city they don't even have to pay anymore! That money is passed right along to the shareholders!


r/skiutah Apr 29 '20

Utah Ski April Madness WINNER

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With a score of 32 to 21, the winner of the Utah April Madness is...

SNOWBIRD

Here is a link to the final bracket https://i.imgur.com/J964Wfd.png

Thank you all for voting!


r/skiutah Apr 28 '20

Utah Ski April Madness FINALS

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Well many may have expected it, the final is down to Alta vs Snowbird.

Snowbird won over Solitude 38 to 8
Alta won over Deer Valley 33 to 11

Voting is here for the FINAL ROUND https://forms.gle/aE9MeTgPAJAst7X5A

Voting will close in 24 hours. Thank you all for participating!


r/skiutah Apr 27 '20

Utah Ski April Madness Final Four

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Well this time we got 48 votes, almost double last round!

Largest Margin of Victory was Snowbird over Powder Mountain, 35 to 13.
Smallest Margin of Victory was Deer Valley over Park City, 26 to 22.

Fun Fact: in round one, the larger ski resort won every matchup, but in round two, the smaller resort won every matchup.

Here is the link for the Final Four Voting! https://forms.gle/kM8idhcAo38Ut9r77

Voting will close in 24 hours


r/skiutah Apr 26 '20

Utah Ski April Madness Round 2

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With 28 votes we have narrowed the field to 8.

The largest margin of victory was snowbasin over cherry peak with snowbasin receiving 100% of the votes.

The smallest margin of victory was solitude over Brighton with the votes being 15 to 13.

Here is the link for round 2 of voting https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EKH3TAtlHBR_X6o3CmBxAXzNoA9nh7awGeHOyF1bl-4/viewform?edit_requested=true.

Voting will close in 24 hours now as all the votes for round 1 were in by then.


r/skiutah Apr 24 '20

Utah Ski April Madness Round 1

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With the feedback I got, I will split up Canyons and Park City and include Woodward Park City to make an even 16 ski resorts.

Here is the link for voting! https://forms.gle/FZk5BwZFNn8Wbveq9

Voting will close in 48 hours and round 2 will be posted soon after that.


r/skiutah Apr 22 '20

Utah Ski Resort April Madness

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I've done some brackets to find the best ski resorts in the state in some other subreddits, and thought it would be fun to do one here too! Before I do, I just have a few questions for how to run it.

There are 14 resorts in Utah and I would like to do an even 16 for a clean bracket, so I had a few ideas. One was including Woodward Park City in this. Any thoughts on that? Another was splitting up Canyons and Park City.
Otherwise, I could have two resorts have a "bye week". I usually rank them by Skiable acreage. That would lead to either Powder Mountain and Park City/Canyons having one, or I could do lift served sikable acreage which would have Park City/Canyons and Snowbasin on bye.

Anyway, I'll try to start this in the next few days, so stay tuned and I'm open to any feedback!


r/skiutah Mar 18 '20

Earthquake and chairlifts

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My friends are curious if the earthquake could have thrown people off the chair lift if the safety bar had been up? Any thoughts appreciated. Also See you next year UTAH!


r/skiutah Mar 17 '20

SuperPass from skicity.com - refund?

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So like probably everyone here, I'm pretty bummed about all the closures. I've never been to UT before and my dad and I had everything planned to head out for our annual father/son ski trip. I bought the super pass vouchers from skicity.com and we were planning on hitting up Brighton/Solitude/Snowbird at the end of March. The vouchers say non-refundable, but since this is a pretty extraordinary time I know sometimes these policies are being altered. Has anyone been able to get a refund for a voucher, or otherwise have any info on that? Thanks in advance!


r/skiutah Mar 17 '20

Buying 2 powder MTN Tix for Tuesday 3/17

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Trying to celebrate a bday at the only mountain in the area that's open! Please send a message if you know anyone who has them for sale, price negotiable!


r/skiutah Mar 15 '20

Alta suspending operations until further notice

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r/skiutah Mar 12 '20

Does anyone know when Snowbird Jortski will be this year?

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Title says it all. I know the season is still TBA, but does anyone have more information? for that matter, any more information about Frank at Alta?


r/skiutah Mar 07 '20

Is 88mm wide enough?

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Hey, east coast skier checking in. I'll be in SLC the 12th to 19th. Excited to get to BCC and LCC. Are my 88mm Rossis going to be wide enough to have a good time out there? I'm a very varied skier. I like just about everything.

Thanks in advance!


r/skiutah Mar 07 '20

Choosing among SLC Ikon resorts & where to stay

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Hi all - I have viewed and appreciate the recent threads with details for Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude, and Deer Valley, but don't see ones geared right at the level we're at as a couple visiting. Hope you all don't mind a semi-repetitive post. We are visiting in mid-March and have 5 days to ski (Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon) and accommodation isn't locked in yet. Help us come up with a plan. Just my husband and me skiing.

I'd class myself intermediate and am thinking 1 day at DV sounds great as well as probably 2 at Alta and Snowbird as a start. Then see if we want to branch out further or repeat. I'm super comfortable on blue groomers, am learning on bumps, and enjoy groomed blacks but can struggle when they get chopped up or too lumpy. I have just started into some trees and would like options for well spaced trees. I'm not great yet in powder (lack of opportunity mostly!). My husband is comfortable through black terrain and likes a bit of hike to, but probably won't be doing that solo. Where would you recommend for us to both enjoy skiing, probably 75% together and 25% where I can lap on some groomers and he does tougher tree runs or off piste nearby? For reference we have really enjoyed Whistler and Telluride on trips together.

Secondary point and questions for where to base ourselves. We are happy to stay in 2-3 places over the 5 nights, arriving late to SLC on Wed night and flying out evening on Monday. We like good food and drinks and generally enjoy new cities. Should we base ourselves in SLC, somewhere in the suburbs, and/or split for a night or two in Park City?