OK I've had enough reading the weather reports....Just booked my flight to SLC for Sunday morning. I should be able to get at least half a day in then. Staying until Feb 1.....should be totaly spent by then...hope it pukes...or at least snows a lot during the week. Report calling for a nice dump saturday.
Kingslug on the way!!! Utah that is.
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I land in SLC tonight, Alta's the plan for Friday. I'd really love to get back up to Snowbasin this weekend to beat the crowds, show some friends how great it is, and get some great lunch. I've been watching their snotel site, looks like they're getting about 1/2 the snow that LCC/BCC are. Any thoughts on if it'll be worth it? My thought is the first powder day (weekend) in a while will be nuts in LCC (maybe Solitude's the call?).
I just looked and it looks like it's 38 at snowbasin (SNI Snotel) vs. 20 at alta. Maybe that makes my decision for me?
Basically, i'm just really excited to get out there so I thought I'd spark up a conversation now that snow's falling again.
If I were in your place, I'd find out where BobbyD is going!
Yes, you go to Alta 80% of the time regardless of relative conditions. BobbyD kills it at Snowbasin when there's enough fresh snow and virtually no competition for it. Admin rarely serves up a softball as fat as this one. :stir:
Admin":2pg6eap9 said:
Like Tony said, I know where you'll be (not that I blame you), I wanna know from the guy who goes wherever depending on crowds/snow/etc where HE'S going. Really, I just wanna know if Snowbasin on Saturday is an okay choice vs. Alta/Snowbird. Def going to Alta tomorrow, and Sunday we'll be somewhere in LCC/BCC b/c of our flights which leaves Saturday as the day we can go anywhere.
socal":dph4anny said:
Given that these storms have been coming in warm and wet with a high snow line (+/- at my house at 5000 ft), the snow rates to be drier the higher you go. As a result I think that I'll stay closer to home this weekend. Also I'd need a day's advance notice to go up there.
IIRC Admin said BobbyD logged 20+ days at Snowbasin last season. I also recall him leading an impressive sidecountry tour at Powder Mt. in 2007: viewtopic.php?t=2846
Given the thinner base at Snowbasin and the snow elevation comments, I would also lean to LCC based upon current info. One other tip from last year: If there are gradual terrain openings on a powder day due to avy control, it's worth considering the AltaBird pass to cherry pick what's fresh and open at both places. Several of admin's friends with combined passes do this routinely.
Question for the locals, got the email notification form the SLC sheriff saying they're closing LCC at 6:15am for avalanche control, worth getting up there before the closure and if so do they shut it right at 6:15am, do I need to be up the canyon by 6:15? Just trying to figure out what time to get there if we're actually going to do it.
FYI you can buy the usual discounted ski shop pass for one area, start there and buy the upgrade on the fly (at the Baldy/Sugarloaf crossing) if the sequence of openings during the day favors the other area.
Looks like I'll be arriving at a great time, if all goes well i should be at Alta by noon Sunday.......1 to 3 feet predicted by then.......now I just have to remeber how to ski the stuff...all hardpack so far for me this season...well manmade storms but that...aint the same.