Utah 2018-19 Utah Weather and Stoke

[tromano]

Is that prior to the lifts opening? And if so, what was it like later? (I'm guessing not as bad...)

The picture was prior to opening. The lines stayed very long until noon.

 

[blackke17]

Parking lot guys at Solitude on saturday said they have never seen it fill up so fast. the IKON effect is real. some pretty sizable lines early but thinned out later.
top of powderhorn was really deep and soft the first few runs . but got more and more rocky as you came down. 2 times down that and a few blemishes on my bases sent me to the truck to put away the fatties. really fun day overall. skied mostly off piste all day - the old bones are still feeling it. some really good snow totals the last 4-5 days!!!

 

[Brian Likes Pow]

I can get used to this!

 

[AmyPJ]

Is that prior to the lifts opening? And if so, what was it like later? (I'm guessing not as bad...)

That's prior to and after opening, until about 1 p.m. is what I heard. I didn't even bother...tried to lap Little Cat thinking the line would die down. Ha!

 

[dbostedo]

^^^^
Ouch... busy. Were Becker and Wildcat open?

 

[AmyPJ]

^^^^
Ouch... busy. Were Becker and Wildcat open?

Nope. Don't get me started...

 

[Shawn C.]

Parking lot guys at Solitude on saturday said they have never seen it fill up so fast. the IKON effect is real. some pretty sizable lines early but thinned out later.
top of powderhorn was really deep and soft the first few runs . but got more and more rocky as you came down. 2 times down that and a few blemishes on my bases sent me to the truck to put away the fatties. really fun day overall. skied mostly off piste all day - the old bones are still feeling it. some really good snow totals the last 4-5 days!!!

How was the snow density today in BCC? I was at Powder Mtn and the snow was very dry and it snowed until I left at 2:00. I was thinking to myself "If the snow is this light here, it must be superb in the Cottonwoods."

 

[tromano]

Nope. Don't get me started...

I think most people went home after 1 run.

I ran a few laps on middle bowl which was uncrowded until 11 am. Then I skied with the kids on little cat for an hour after which they were ready to go in, we had a few beers and a few more runs on little cat, when they decided to head home, the lines were gone and I skied until 3 lapping needles.

 

[blackke17]

How was the snow density today in BCC? I was at Powder Mtn and the snow was very dry and it snowed until I left at 2:00. I was thinking to myself "If the snow is this light here, it must be superb in the Cottonwoods."

light and dry . caught some nice face shots early!

 

[Chef23]

That might be true in general, but this is shaping up to be one of the best early seasons in New England that many can remember. There are plenty of resorts here where you can safely go off-piste already in certain places. Killington is forecast to get 21" over the next 5 days! Who knows if the cold air and snow will last through mid-December, but if our good fortune continues, you could be having a lot of fun here in the East ! That said, please don't let me dissuade you from going out West because I would do the same if I had the opportunity.

I know the early season snow is epic right now in New England. We are really going out so my son can see a friend and that is the only time that works. If it was just to ski I wouldn't take the risk. I am booked for 12/14-17 staying at PC because that is where the friend is. I do have a car so if the snow is better somewhere else (and you can get to it) I will drive. Just a short trip and I am sure I will find stuff to slide on.

 

[tromano]

I know the early season snow is epic right now in New England. We are really going out so my son can see a friend and that is the only time that works. If it was just to ski I wouldn't take the risk. I am booked for 12/14-17 staying at PC because that is where the friend is. I do have a car so if the snow is better somewhere else (and you can get to it) I will drive. Just a short trip and I am sure I will find stuff to slide on.

What risk? We got the storms we needed, it was better than expected and the season is well underway with resorts opening terrain as fast as they can and more opening daily.

 

[Chef23]

What risk? We got the storms we needed, it was better than expected and the season is well underway with resorts opening terrain as fast as they can and more opening daily.

Good news. We fly out next Friday. Skiing Saturday, Sunday and hopefully Monday if work doesn’t get in the way.

 

[blackke17]

Today should be a great day in the Cottonwoods. Solitude was pure craziness yesterday!!. The snow was hammering from the time i entered the canyon at 8am until the long descent which got me out at 530 pm. high winds, ,low vizibility and free refills were on the menu yesterday. Surprisingly Honeycomb canyon was open,but the honeycomb return lift was shut down so we stayed out of there for fear of getting stuck on the flats. Mountain was empty , especially in the afternoon. reports show like 7-8 inches but i can assure you it was much deeper towards the summit . some really good deep turns were had.

 

[Shawn C.]

Looks like we're in for a bit of a dry spell so I didn't want to miss the chance of skiing the 5" of fresh that Pow Mow got. It was a windy storm so the conditions varied from soft groomers, dust-on-crust, wind-scoured chalk and, in the leeward areas, boot-top powder! Overall, it was a great day to get up to the hill ad make some turns!

From today:

 

[ZionPow]

Snowbasin opened Strawberry yesterday and it was awesome considering it was Dec 13. I cannot remember skiing Moonshine this early in the season. The resort is open wall to wall now except for the Mt. Allen tram. Avy control has been started on the tram area.

 

[AmyPJ]

Snowbasin opened Strawberry yesterday and it was awesome considering it was Dec 13. I cannot remember skiing Moonshine this early in the season. The resort is open wall to wall now except for the Mt. Allen tram. Avy control has been started on the tram area.

It was definitely a treat for the midweek skiers! I actually traded days off so I could head up there yesterday.
I keep eyeing the area below the tram...

 

[tromano]

The Middlebowl cirque and Mt. Allen tram opened yesterday. Snowbasin pretty much now fully open, only sister bowl and the upper gates to noname remain shut. I think this is one of the earlest times when this much has been open.

Due to major wind event, much of the snow off trail is wind effected so its not skiing as nice as it was last week.

 

[4ster]

Great to see Snowbasin getting such a good early season but the continual marketing hype of "earliest" & "first time ever" is over the top & getting annoying. In fact my Facebook Memories thing yesterday had me skiing No Name from the top just a few years ago. Why not just tell it like it is? We have snow, we are gonna open stuff. That's what you/we paid for!
December 2, 2016


Looking forward to being there after Christmas
Happy Holidays!

 

[AmyPJ]

Off-piste at Snowbasin was pretty awesome in places today. Lots of windblown. Strawberry closed due to wind. Porky Face was as good as I've ever seen it for not having snow in a week or more. Really great day out there today!

 

[blackke17]

Off piste at Solitude was skiing great yesterday as well. alot of mogul skiing yesterday, thats rough on the old bones but sure was a blast.

high traffic groomers definitely had some icy patches yesterday as well. lot was jammed full yesterday .