Utah Powder Mountain for Presidents’ Day?

[Slim]

What are your thoughts on Powmow as a Presidents’ Day trip, booked long in advance?

I seem to have read some poor snow conditions report, either from lower snow years, or from sun or warm temps ruining the snow.

What are your experiences there in mid February?

 

[New2]

Utah's had a handful of very warm February storms in recent years, but they're still the exception rather than the rule. The lower elevation at Pow Mow could mean they get rain while the Cottonwood Canyon resorts get snow. But no matter what happens, it'll be a lot less crowded than the other Utah resorts. So I guess it mostly just depends on your expectations... if you expect lots of powder, don't book in advance, at all, anywhere. If you expect some sort of fun (potentially including gorgeous warm sunny days or mild mushy slush), I can't see how you'd go wrong with Pow Mow.

 

[Jim Kenney]

You may remember the Pres Weekend 2020 discussion in this thread: https://www.pugski.com/threads/utah-resorts-weather-conditions-and-stoke-‘19-‘20.16923/page-31
It addresses Powder Mtn and continues for a couple pages. Sounds like conditions were good and crowds acceptable on Pres Weekend there.

 

[Slim]

Yeah, that’s kind of it. Cottonwood Canyons are a sure bet for snow and great terrain, but also for crowds (although our experience on skis has always been good, just the road that has been horrible).

Powder Mountain always seems like a very fun mountain that suits our desires. If we did that during Presidents’ Day, I would probably skip Ikon passes, maybe do Mtn Collective or Indy pass or somehting.