Park City Lift Tickets and Best Snow

[tewells1]

Heading to Park City on Feb 8 for our annual trip. We usually spend most of our time at the Canyons, but looks like DV has the best snow. Recommend? How about a line on some discounted lift tickets? I can't believe the price. I know you can buy them at a ski shop in SLC, but we dont get in until after hours. Thanks for you help in advance

 

[Tony Crocker]

Yes you need to get tickets at ski shops in SLC. I suspect natural snow terrain is still somewhat restricted vs. the Cottonwood Canyons. Perhaps someone local can advise whether Empire Canyon, Jupiter and 9990 are skiable yet, and to what extent. My guess is that Jupiter might be OK as it's snowfall is more like BCC than the rest of the Park City areas.

 

[johnnash]

There have recently been some tix for PC resorts advertised on SLC Craigslist. Search under ''lift tickets.''

 

[yak]

We're heading to Park City in Feb. The gifting office at Westgate(the condo complex at Canyons) offers the following deals

Alta/Snowbird-$66
Park City-$66
Canyons-$80
Deer Valley-$69

I'm not sure if they require proof that you're staying there, you might give it a try.

You can also buy in advance on lifttickets.com

 

[Admin]

SLC ski shop prices for comparison are listed here:
https://www.canyonsports.com/lift_tickets.php

In some cases those Westgate prices are a couple of bucks lower but I note that for Canyons they're substantially higher.

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[snowave]

Anyone know of somewhere in/near Provo to get discounted PC tix? I'm having trouble finding anything other than ski shops in SLC other than the BYU Outdoor Unlimited student center.... whatever that is.

 

[Marc_C]

Provo is on a different planet. :twisted:

 

[snowave]

yeah, I know... but our spaceship is landing there the night before we head up to Sundance... and then PC the next 2 days, so we won't have any chances of getting those $22 discount tix without driving into SLC. I considered Liftopia, but I'd rather wait until we get there in case conditions warrant a last minute chance in plans.

 

[Evren]

Anyone know of somewhere in/near Provo to get discounted PC tix?

There should be a Costco there; they have PCMR 5-packs for $314 and Canyons 2-packs for $119(?), or thereabouts. Do call and ask if they carry it at that specific location.
Another location that carries discounted PC-area tickets is the Maverik gas station in Heber just as you turn onto US-40. That's on your way up Provo Canyon to PC.

Deer Valley-$69
I'm not sure if they require proof that you're staying there, you might give it a try.

I've heard of other people using this location, undocumented. I didn't realize their DV price was so much lower than CanyonSports, though. That's a very good deal.

 

[Evren]

We usually spend most of our time at the Canyons, but looks like DV has the best snow. Recommend?

Up until last week's storms I was hearing unsatisfactory impressions of Canyons and PCMR from visitors to PC (vis-a-vis DV). That has changed this week at least in regard to PCMR, the mountain I love to hate on. I mean, it's still a bad choice but no more than usual
DV is essentially all-open, including the bowls and gladed trees (except for Triangle). It got more snow than the other two recently but that will hardly matter by the time you get here.
I had pictures for a TR all-ready earlier in the week but I figured, who wants to see tracked-snow after Admin's report from Snowbasin on Sunday? (is there a smiley for sucking-up?)

 

[tewells1]

Thanks, much appreciated.

 

[Marc_C]

Anyone know of somewhere in/near Provo to get discounted PC tix?

There should be a Costco there; they have PCMR 5-packs for $314 and Canyons 2-packs for $119(?), or thereabouts. Do call and ask if they carry it at that specific location.

There are Costcos in Orem and Lehi. There is not one in Provo.

 

[snowave]

Thanks for the tips... maybe I'll try and find that gas station's phone number.... we're only going to be on the mtn for 1 day in PC, so a multi-day pak isn't what we're looking for. The PC stop is more about food and booze, with maybe a little skiing/riding thrown in to make us feel good. 8-[

edit: just called that gas station, and they told me they didn't sell lift tix there. :-k

 

[tseeb]

I don't think anyone has mentioned Park City Quick Start that gives you a free ticket on arrival day to any of the three Park City resorts with some blackouts. We used it in Jan 2007 on arrival day from West Coast and had a free powder day at Park City Mountain Resort. With early flight, getting rental cars and stop to pickup some tickets at Canyon Sports between freeway and downtown, we were on slopes about noon.

Valid from Monday, January 2 to Friday, February 17, 2012.
Blacked-out from Saturday, February 18 to Saturday, March 31, 2012.
Valid from Sunday, April 1 to respective resort closing day 2012.

For some information, go to http://www.visitparkcity.com/visitors/s ... ick-start/
For details, including required redemption voucher, go to http://www.visitparkcity.com/quickstart ... tartstep=1

 

[Evren]

just called that gas station, and they told me they didn't sell lift tix there.

Did you call the one called "Mountainland One Stop" on google maps? There's another Maverik in Heber. Or maybe they stopped selling -- I distinctly remember seeing it advertised there in previous years.

There are Costcos in Orem and Lehi. There is not one in Provo.

Orem, Provo. Same difference.

 

[snowave]

yeah, I called the wrong one first... but just called One-Stop.. and they only sell discount tix to The Canyons. oh well... thanks again.

 

[Marc_C]

There are Costcos in Orem and Lehi. There is not one in Provo.

Orem, Provo. Same difference.

That could be a 30 minute difference in travel time, esp if the freeway is involved. Have you seen I-15 in Utah county lately? :shock:

 

[snowave]

There are Costcos in Orem and Lehi. There is not one in Provo.

Orem, Provo. Same difference.

That could be a 30 minute difference in travel time, esp if the freeway is involved. Have you seen I-15 in Utah county lately? :shock:

yes, I thought I was back in socal last August after popping out from the Nebo Loop adn trying to go north on I-15... So, I detoured into Provo . I'm assuming that's not really gotten any better?

 

[Marc_C]

yes, I thought I was back in socal last August after popping out from the Nebo Loop adn trying to go north on I-15... So, I detoured into Provo . I'm assuming that's not really gotten any better?

If anything, worse to much worse. The reconstruction project has really ramped up, with constantly changing lanes, closures, reroutes, moved exits, etc.

 

[Evren]

That could be a 30 minute difference in travel time, esp if the freeway is involved.

If you're taking I-15 from Provo to Orem on your way to PC via Provo Canyon, there's your problem right there.