I lucked out and scored a business trip to Salt Lake City the week of February 9, 2015 and will be extending the trip with a colleague from work to ski for 3 or 4 days. I saw the information that Bad Wolf posted re Westfest. I need some help planning the trip and would appreciate input from anybody who has been to SLC to ride.
--We are looking to save some money and hassle and are planning on staying downtown and using the Ski Bus service to get to/from the resorts. That means we will have access to Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude. I saw the Westfest information regarding the SuperPass, which is a good deal.
--I have the ski bus map and know which hotels are on the route. I use TripAdvisor and other sites to help scope out hotels.
I welcome any input but have specific questions:
1. Has anybody used the ski bus service and what has your experience been?
2. Has anybody used TRAX (light rail) to get to/from the airport to downtown and how was the service?
3. The guy I am going with and I are of similar abilities (solid East Coast skiers comfortable on any black diamonds in our region, not mogul skiers, have never skied true powder, favor groomed terrain and are more cruisers than bombers). Any specific feedback on Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude in terms of type of terrain, variety of terrain, groomed terrain percentage, vibe, areas at the resort to definitely hit, areas of the resort to avoid, etc? We will have at least 3 days to ski so we will hit 3 resorts. If we ski a 4th day we could hit the resort we haven't gone to yet or ski our favorite again of the 3 we did hit.
4. Must hit places to eat and drink (understanding the limitations of drinking in Utah) in downtown SLC or at these 4 resorts?
Thanks!
--We are looking to save some money and hassle and are planning on staying downtown and using the Ski Bus service to get to/from the resorts. That means we will have access to Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude. I saw the Westfest information regarding the SuperPass, which is a good deal.
--I have the ski bus map and know which hotels are on the route. I use TripAdvisor and other sites to help scope out hotels.
I welcome any input but have specific questions:
1. Has anybody used the ski bus service and what has your experience been?
2. Has anybody used TRAX (light rail) to get to/from the airport to downtown and how was the service?
3. The guy I am going with and I are of similar abilities (solid East Coast skiers comfortable on any black diamonds in our region, not mogul skiers, have never skied true powder, favor groomed terrain and are more cruisers than bombers). Any specific feedback on Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude in terms of type of terrain, variety of terrain, groomed terrain percentage, vibe, areas at the resort to definitely hit, areas of the resort to avoid, etc? We will have at least 3 days to ski so we will hit 3 resorts. If we ski a 4th day we could hit the resort we haven't gone to yet or ski our favorite again of the 3 we did hit.
4. Must hit places to eat and drink (understanding the limitations of drinking in Utah) in downtown SLC or at these 4 resorts?
Thanks!
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