UTAH SKI VACATION HOME AND CABIN RENTALS

For the first time, there is day care at Solitude Ski Resort for kids between the ages of 6 months to 5 years. Day care is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and for babies less than one year old the cost is $120 per day or $20 per hour. For kids between the ages of 1-5 years, the cost is $90 per day or $15 per hour and includes lunch. What a deal! Call 801-536-5730 to makes sure you have a reservation in advance. Credit cards will be taken over the phone for eaach reservation. Just imagine skiing without the kids while they are playing and having lunch with other kids.

If you prefer your child to have a ski lesson as you ski, Solitude Ski Resort offers a package for kids between the ages of 2 ½-5 years for $155 which includes lunch plus lift pass and lesson. Group lessons are $125 per day (minimum age is 5 years for skiers and 8 years for boarders). Also includes lift pass and lunch. You can call 801-536-5730 for reservations.

The official Quad Wednesday began yesterday at Brighton Ski Resort which means that you pay only $15 for a day pass when you bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Bring your toy to the ticket office. That way everyone wins. Snow fall has been pretty good this year – still early – which is a relative term so far. Lately, we received 4 new inches of snow to ski on. No one can complain that they were too cold to ski.

Ski and Snowboard Delivery Service

Canyon Sports now offers Ski and Snowboard Delivery service right to your house.  The benefit besides the convenience is that they will make sure the equipment fits and operates correctly.  It also means you are not standing in line hoping the equipment you want to rent is still available by the time you get to the desk.  The cost is about $15-$20 per set of skis depending on the package you rent.  They will pick it up for free so you can ski till the last minute, jump in your car and still make your flight.  Visit their website at www.canyonsports.com or call the rental delivery department at 801-380-5972.

Today is Veterans Day.  Good day to contemplate the price many have paid for our freedom.  Another important notice is that Brighton Ski Resort will open with over 40” base and more coming the entire week.  To kick off this early opening, Brighton is offering day passes for $45.00.  There will be 4 lifts running.  Tear it up.

The snow gods forgot it is only early November.

Yep.  We got 29 inches in one day.  Brighton is opening November 12th.  That is the earliest I can ever remember.  Now I need to get the snow tires on the car, wax my skis and pull out my gear.  So much to do.  See you on the slopes.  

It has been snowing all day.  I am sitting by the fire knitting socks watching the snow pile up. I learned how to knit these socks at a class taught at Soul Spun Yarn.  Check out their website www.soulspunyarn.com.  It is so cool.  Knit one, purl one….. I just know the resorts will open soon. 

Last night, the family went to Warren Miller’s annual ski movie, “Children of Winter”.  I can’t believe this “epic” show has been going on for 59 years.  As usual, there were many classic deep powder shots in some pretty gnarly locations in the Wasatch mountain range of

Utah.  It fired up the entire audience (yelling and cheering) to get psyched and prepared for another record snow year.  They reported that Alta Resort measured 700 inches of snowfall the 2007-08 season. WOW!  There was also a tribute to Billy Poole, the 28 yr old veteran skier who died at Alta Ski Resort last year doing what he loved most.  The best news for me last night was that I surprisingly won the raffle during intermission which was a $100 to Ski-n-See.  I never win anything and the kids were so excited about it.  They had it spent by the time we got to the car.

Here is an updated photo of the day lodge at Brighton Ski Resort. Looks like they are on schedule. Good timing. We are supposed to get 8-12 inches of new snow tonight.

Again, booking your Utah Winter vacation NOW with Mount Majestic for home and cabin rentals in Brighton and Solitude will save you lots of money on the slopes.

Enjoy Solitude Ski Resort’s best for as little as $40 a day. Pick up an 11 Pak + Card and get 11 or more days for just $40 a day. Or grab a 6 Pak + Card and get 6-10 days for only $43 a day. Purchase your ski days and bypass the ticket window with direct-to-lift service. Credit from unused days will rollover to next season; days are transferable (one per day per card), and you can add more days during the season at the pre-season price. Remember, with each adult pass purchased, kids under age 10 receive a free matching Pak of tickets.
The Family Pak works like this – 30 days to split amongst your family as you see fit! You must put a minimum of five days on each card. If you go over 30 days you can purchase additional days in groups of five at $39 each. This is a non-transferable picture pass.