Solitude base = eat, drink, jacuzzi, sleep
Not really necessary. They've got a couple of restaurants, a pool, hot tubs, ski shop in the village. At the end of the day, everyone will be pretty beat. If you're staying in one of the condos, you may want to consider hitting the grocery store and eating in. The Smith's on Bengal is on the way.Question for you people with UT experience. Do we rent a car there or not? Is there enough to do at the Solitude base area to not need a car to travel around? Or would you recommend we get one?
If I were to fly to UT with the family would these resorts be a good option for us? We're a family that enjoys exploring, groomers and tree skiing.
Also, how do ticket prices compare for these two vs Alta? What's the cheapest option for skiing 3-4 days in UT?
Right, I was saying that as a positive! That's all I need. But, when he stated "is there enough to do" it kind of implies he may want more than that ie. sightseeing or bowling etc. which you aren't really going to get at the Solitude "village".He is going with kids, so I assume he’s not looking for nightclubs.
There is a small pool and slide at the resort too, make sure your accommodation includes access.
Once you have a pool, dinner and play in the snow, that pretty much covers all the activities my kids do on a 10 day ski trip.
Not really necessary. They've got a couple of restaurants, a pool, hot tubs, ski shop in the village. At the end of the day, everyone will be pretty beat. If you're staying in one of the condos, you may want to consider hitting the grocery store and eating in. The Smith's on Bengal is on the way.
Can anybody compare crowds at the Colorado I-70 resorts to Brighton? I wish to avoid crowds since we have to deal with them at Tahoe..
Night and day. Brighton just about never gets the crowds you see at the PCMR 6-pack and the only real crowds are school kids accessing the park terrain.
That said, remember that Brighton is both significantly smaller than either PCMR or Canyons (let alone combined) and higher up. Practically this means two things - there is notably less intermediate terrain, and when there is no fresh snow, the intermediate terrain stays hardpack-frozen longer in the day.
to confirm I understood you correctly you are saying there isn't as much beginner terrain at Brighton compared to PC?
So beginners would be better off going to PC/DV until they have learned enough to ski at Brighton.
We are taking lessons at Keystone Colorado during Thanksgiving week. I hope to bring the family to Utah in March and April.
to confirm I understood you correctly you are saying there isn't as much beginner terrain at Brighton compared to PC? So beginners would be better off going to PC/DV until they have learned enough to ski at Brighton.
We are taking lessons at Keystone Colorado during Thanksgiving week. I hope to bring the family to Utah in March and April.
Proportionally they're similar but the overall resort size is vastly different. Brighton is smaller so at Brighton you'll be repeating the same 3-4 runs over and over.
At both the I-70 resorts and at Brighton the fun really starts at about L6 - but PCMR, Canyons and DV have more variety for lower levels than Brighton does. Unfortunately, that variety happens to be the most crowded sections of the I-70 resorts.
Then staying high up altitude wise in late March is an advantage. The lower bits of the I-70 resorts can get pretty sunbaked and pretty gloppy.
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I agree with what I think you're saying, but referring to PCMR, Canyons, and DV as "I-70" resorts is confusing since they're a long way from I-70. Closer to I-80. But when people talk about "I-70 resorts," they're usually referring to Summit County, Vail, and Beaver Creek in Colorado.