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Moving to Utah.. Where should I get a pass?

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whistles
Posts: 46 - Karma: 139
Im moving from Oregon to Salt lake in a week and Im wondering which resort I should get a season pass at? I ski 50% park but I also really like pow, trees, and cliffs, standard good back country shit.
Sep 23 2012 11:12PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
i really wanna be the guy that tells people to go to the mountain that i dont ski at, so i will because its actually the right advice in this case. sounds like brighton might fit you. lots of rails kept nice. some jumps mid season will keep you satisfied. they also have good slackcountry trees, tons of mini golf, and access to bigger lines via the skin if youre into it.
Sep 23 2012 11:18PM
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JWoods
Posts: 2369 - Karma: 2,635
Yup
Sep 23 2012 11:20PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
Posts: 2013 - Karma: 2,509
park city if you really like park and you don't want anything else really out of that pass (I only get a pc because the pow is good enough for me along with my friends not going anywhere else)

and if you want another pass for pow go alta

and if you want a pass for great pow and fun rails go brighton
Sep 23 2012 11:35PM
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DaReaLjakeReilly
Posts: 96 - Karma: -32
the truth is you need to buy 2 passes.
Sep 23 2012 11:42PM
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dangerdad
Posts: 2228 - Karma: 317
I would just get an Alta pass. The most fun place in the world, with the wildcat natural terrain park, castle jump, dirt mound jump at the base, etc. and terrain and snow to make you infinitely happy. I think I might love alta more than anywhere in the world
Sep 24 2012 2:23AM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311

jump at the bottom is SICK!

honestly, any pass you'll get in utah you'll be happy with.  id suggest though, if you're not totally stoked on park get something up big or little cottonwood

Sep 24 2012 2:25AM
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jerm
Posts: 947 - Karma: 1,061
the truth is you should have stayed in oregon. mt hood has such a sick park at timberline, the best night pow and fun park at ski bowl, and steep stuff at meadows. you shouldnt have left.
Sep 24 2012 3:50AM
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sol.
Posts: 231 - Karma: 181
this.







[ALSO: thought it'd be worth noting that this kid is the real deal - drives a forest-green suby, has bagged several hundred peaks including everything in the wasatch range, and can also boat race a 3.2 beer faster than the time it takes most of us to hiccup]
Sep 24 2012 6:31AM
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klayer_9
Posts: 2037 - Karma: 188
my top 3

Park City: Obviously the best park, good all mountain, fun time on a pow day too.

Canyons: Park is big, pretty fun, also some good all mountain pow (don't go up 9990 with out a beacon tho that shit slides like every day)

Brighton: don't go to brighton because i love it too much and i don't want other people to find out about it lol


Sep 24 2012 6:02PM
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-wakes-
Posts: 358 - Karma: 201
Alta. The snow and terrain are crazy there and its such a waste to just ski park all the time when you live in Salt Lake.





but if you can buy 2 passes
Sep 24 2012 7:44PM
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SkiBum.
Posts: 3600 - Karma: 3,909
Anywhere but Canyons. Anywhere is better than Canyons.
Sep 24 2012 7:49PM
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Jro.
Posts: 628 - Karma: 655
to a ski mountain
Sep 24 2012 8:02PM
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J_Christoph
Posts: 2519 - Karma: 8,755
alta is my vote. The terrain there is so freakin fun
Sep 24 2012 8:11PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
It's also a waste to not ski park if it's a shitty snow year... In my opinion skiing park all the time, then pow any day it snows, is the ultimate. Unfortunately Utah doesn't have one mountain or pass that is ideal for that. The best is to have PC pass and a pow pass, either to Alta, Bird, Brighton, or whatever.
Sep 24 2012 8:25PM
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-wakes-
Posts: 358 - Karma: 201
true, but i heard its supposed to be a pretty decent year in that area. could be wrong though
Sep 25 2012 2:35AM
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ski_ENDUB
Posts: 2535 - Karma: 86
that's what they said about last year and look how that turned out. I had an Alta/Bird pass and wasn't too stoked. If I was to go back I'd get either a Brighton or Solitude pass, or a canyons pass. Alta is sick but after a few days after a storm things get a little boring
Sep 25 2012 2:52AM
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CartelCrew
Posts: 46 - Karma: 37
Get a pass at Canyons for their park and a 10 pack at Solitude for the POW.
Dec 12 2012 4:06PM
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jksl
Posts: 12727 - Karma: 854
damn, the best combo of them all! you could totally rock the skilink with those!!!!!
Dec 12 2012 4:21PM
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