This is what I’m talking about. March madness with 2 feet of powder. How could anyone be thinking of golf at a time like this!
COULDN’T BE BETTER!
POWDER ALERT!
25″ IN 24 HOURS
431″ SO FAR THIS SEASON
5AM TEMPERATURE - 7 DEGREES
PERFECT SNOW - PERFECT TEMP
Some of our recent guests had rave reviews on their experience taking an evening sleigh ride. I thought I would pass on the details if anyone else is interested in enjoying this unique and memorable experience. Boulder Mountain Ranch in Park City, Utah offers 30 minute rides for $100 up to 5 ppl and $25 per person if you have more than 5 people in your group. Visit their website at www.bouldermountainranch.com . Rocky Mountain Sleigh Company offers dinner with their rides at $79 for adults and $59 for children 3-11 yrs old. Check out their dinner fare at www.rockymtnrec.com. While you are at it you might as well look into the tubing offered at Gorgoza Park www.gorgozapark.com . That is a favorite with my kids. You take the lift up effortlessly with an enormous tube and glide down to the warming hut to hot chocolate and snacks. It is totally decadent. Tubing rates for 2 hours are $10 (3-6 yrs) and $20 (7+ yrs).
Now that we have to pay extra for luggage when we fly the friendly skies, people are finding it cost effective and convenient to send ski equipment in advance of their ski trip to Utah, especially those with large families. Here are a few companies that can service guests if that is how they want to proceed. Try Sports Express (www.sportsexpress.com) or The Luggage Club (www.the luggageclub.com) Prices vary; sending a ski bag door-to-door from Atlanta to Salt Lake City in four business days was $95. Greyhound Package Xpress (www.shipgreyhound.com) charges much less. You do have to go to the Greyhound station to pick up the bag though.
Just received this mornings Powder alert from Brighton Ski Resort and it says 21 inches in 24 hours. They are not lying. We skied on fresh powder all day long yesterday and there were no lift lines. Only at Brighton Ski Resort. It would be different story at Alta or Snowbird. Not sure I can do another day of this but…. someone has to do it. Where is everyone?
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.
Solitude Ski Resort has announced $7 million in lift upgrades. This includes two new high-speed chairlifts; one of the lifts begins at the Solitude Village and the other lift begins at the MoonBeam Center. Check out details at http://www.skisolitude.com/winter/newlifts.php
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.
