Snowbasin Resort Co. Alpine/Downhill Resorts Resort (Are you this resort?)

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PO Box 460
Huntsville, UT 84317
USA

Is this resort/area easy to get to? 4
Is the parking & transportation drop-off near the lifts? 5
Walking access: distance, stairs, steep walkways 5
Trail maps/signage are easy to find and understand 5
The trails I experienced were 5
Restrooms well placed, functional and clean 5
Snow quality 5
Terrain met my expectations 4
Quality of slope grooming 4
Terrain parks and related features NA
OVERALL children's facilities: child friendly? NA
Crowds, traffic flow and lift lines? 5
Quality of on-mountain dining 5
Quality and speed of lifts 5
Rate this resort's ski/snowboard school NA
Did you get your money's worth? 5
Area shopping: includes nearby towns or villages 3
The OVERALL service at this resort is 5
Recommend this resort/area to others? 5
Would you visit this resort/area again? 100 %

Additional Data

How did you get there?: Fly
Year/Month/Day of visit (Approx. if not known): 02/2009
Total number of days spent on this mountain: 1

Comments

General Comments/Likes

Blinding snow, 18" dump during day. Nice terrain off the JP chair. Day lodges/dining are very country-club. Expansive, not crowded. Lifts are luxe and fast. I would like to go back when I could get to the top of Mt. Allen, do the downhill, hit some of the chutes on top, and ski far skier’s left of the mountain (i.e. be there the day after when they reopen the terrain).

Despite my comments about Ogden, I did enjoy the UP Depot/Museum. Great collection of locomotives if you’re a train buff. I think there’s also a big indoor adventure facility (rock wall) if you need something to do apres ski.

Dislikes

Blinding snow, 18" dump during day. Heavyish, wet stuff. I got vertigo trying to feel my way down when I got off the Strawberry gondo. About 1/3 of the mountain was closed. Strawberry terrain below the gondola is flat. Much of the lower two-thirds of the place is flat, excepting under and to skier’s left of JP chair. Ogden valley very sleepy with few amenities. Ogden is 25 mins down the canyon and even the main tourist area (22nd? st.) has a seedy, methhead aspect to much of it. The city was disappointing.