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Angel Diva
For the first time, I skied at Alta in December. This fall, along with paying attention to snow forecasts, I was also trying to understand the Snowbird parking access reservation system as well as Alta's approach of not using any reservations. From what I can tell, people are getting used to how things work. Definitely requires planning in advance more than usual.
The one place that hasn't had to change much in terms of limiting capacity is Powder Mountain. They have been limiting season passes and day tickets for several years since the current owners took over.
For those who haven't skied in Utah, some terminology:
LCC - Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta at the end of the road, Snowbird a mile closer to SLC
BCC - Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton at the end of the road, Solitude a couple miles closer to SLC
UTA- Utah Transit Authority for ski bus that runs to LCC and BCC
UTA TRAX - light rail around SLC, has stop at airport
Parley's Canyon - where Park City and Deer Valley are located
Ogden Valley - where Snowbasin and Powder Mountain are located, about 1.5 hrs north of the SLC airport
Last season's thread:
https://www.theskidiva.com/forums/i...itions-alta-snowbird-solitude-brighton.24318/
UTDOT has several Twitter accounts related to the LCC/BCC canyons roads as well as the general UTDOT traffic map. There are links for traffic and weather on the resort websites. Definitely pays to check one way or another before driving up in the morning or heading down in the afternoon.
The one place that hasn't had to change much in terms of limiting capacity is Powder Mountain. They have been limiting season passes and day tickets for several years since the current owners took over.
For those who haven't skied in Utah, some terminology:
LCC - Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta at the end of the road, Snowbird a mile closer to SLC
BCC - Big Cottonwood Canyon, Brighton at the end of the road, Solitude a couple miles closer to SLC
UTA- Utah Transit Authority for ski bus that runs to LCC and BCC
UTA TRAX - light rail around SLC, has stop at airport
Parley's Canyon - where Park City and Deer Valley are located
Ogden Valley - where Snowbasin and Powder Mountain are located, about 1.5 hrs north of the SLC airport
Last season's thread:
https://www.theskidiva.com/forums/i...itions-alta-snowbird-solitude-brighton.24318/
UTDOT has several Twitter accounts related to the LCC/BCC canyons roads as well as the general UTDOT traffic map. There are links for traffic and weather on the resort websites. Definitely pays to check one way or another before driving up in the morning or heading down in the afternoon.