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About us... I'm a decent powder skier and good bump skier. I've skied Jackson Hole a number of times and love it out there. My son has skied out west twice, once in JH and once in AK. He's a level 6/7 skier. Struggles in the bumps and is learning / loving powder. Neither of us have ever skied in UT and with the weather coming in this weekend for Vermont, we decided to scrap our VT plans and are heading directly to UT instead.
Skis for him is the Rustler 9 (he's 5'9" and 145 lbs). For me...Volkl Katana (112) and either my Kastle BMX 105HP or Stockli SR95. Thoughts on ski selection? Do you think he'll be OK on the Rustler 9s (94 under foot) or does he need something with more float?
Since we've never skied out here, we're looking for challenging terrain that's also fun. Keep in mind that my son is 14yo and isn't as experienced as I am. He's a good skier but neither one of us know how to huck a cliff, nor do we have any interest in doing so. We like to ski bowls and wide open glades, bump runs and other fun, ungroomed stuff.
We want to start off a bit slow and maybe open up with Alta as I understand it's not nearly as steep as Snowbird. Suggestions? We get in Saturday night and are skiing Sunday through Friday. We're open to taking the Snow Bus all over but would also be interested in maybe renting a car. Does anyone have pros vs cons for snow bus vs car rental? One ski area over another?
Local intel would be most appreciated but so is anecdotal experience.
Thanks!
Bill
Skis for him is the Rustler 9 (he's 5'9" and 145 lbs). For me...Volkl Katana (112) and either my Kastle BMX 105HP or Stockli SR95. Thoughts on ski selection? Do you think he'll be OK on the Rustler 9s (94 under foot) or does he need something with more float?
Since we've never skied out here, we're looking for challenging terrain that's also fun. Keep in mind that my son is 14yo and isn't as experienced as I am. He's a good skier but neither one of us know how to huck a cliff, nor do we have any interest in doing so. We like to ski bowls and wide open glades, bump runs and other fun, ungroomed stuff.
We want to start off a bit slow and maybe open up with Alta as I understand it's not nearly as steep as Snowbird. Suggestions? We get in Saturday night and are skiing Sunday through Friday. We're open to taking the Snow Bus all over but would also be interested in maybe renting a car. Does anyone have pros vs cons for snow bus vs car rental? One ski area over another?
Local intel would be most appreciated but so is anecdotal experience.
Thanks!
Bill