SLC or VT

[ncskier]

Yes I know blasphemy. However, I have to make up my mind quickly. Was just in BCC 2.5 weeks ago. Looks like almost 0 snow since then. East coast is going off. I have trip to SLC this friday-monday. What do you weather guru's see as far as best chances for good snow and possibly deep turns. Should I cancel SLC and head to VT. Denver may be possible also. Help a mag make a decision here. I am heading to BCC again early April so I don't care about a change in scenery. I just want turns and snow. Thanks

[BushwackerinPA]

If it tomorrow or tuesday Id say vermont, by friday though who know. Today the woods at stowe were descent and the groomer were blown/scraped off shit show.

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Yes I know blasphemy. However, I have to make up my mind quickly. Was just in BCC 2.5 weeks ago. Looks like almost 0 snow since then. East coast is going off. I have trip to SLC this friday-monday. What do you weather guru's see as far as best chances for good snow and possibly deep turns. Should I cancel SLC and head to VT. Denver may be possible also. Help a mag make a decision here. I am heading to BCC again early April so I don't care about a change in scenery. I just want turns and snow. Thanks

Looks like alta forcast is calling for 7-15" next couple days with a slight chance of snow Friday-sat. January Is always a dry month in Utah, but I'd always put my chips down on UT over VT.

[peace_coast]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...4#.VM6j8mjF98E

plenty of base out here, despite the drought. won't take much snow to make the skiing purdy good, and it looks like there's finally a bit on the way. resort riding should be decent and BC conditions could be surprisingly good if that forecast plays out.

[ex-powderbroker]

This week is going to be entirely awesome with another 12" in VT.

[ncskier]

Conflicting reports here. Damn!

[thin cover]

This week is going to be entirely awesome with another 12" in VT.

VT the last 2 days:

[BGSTi_403]

I look here for another source on weather for Utah skiing:

http://www.wasatchsnowforecast.com/

Good luck - looks like you will score good conditions either way

[the Cock]

Slc. A dry day in slc beats the best day in vt.

[ncskier]

Thin cover. Vt looking tasty. Cock I ski both and I would beg to differ. A powder day in vt is way better then frozen reef in utah

[givethepigeye]

Was in LCC last Thu/Friday - snow was not a "frozen coral reef". Had to hunt, but it was there.

[#skibladez4lyfe]

6-12 forecasted in the next 48 hrs for LCC, then it turns on again next Tuesday.

[ncskier]

In case anyone cared, wasatch essentially skunked so Jackson/targhee it is.

[Adrider83]

The only thing I will contribute is that unless you know where to hunt, new snow gets eaten up even faster in the northeast (on the trails at least) than in places out west with more space. However, if you know your way around the woods, fresh lines can last for days out east. If you're going back out to UT, why not give N. Vt. a try?

[ill-advised strategy]

snowbird at the end of 3 weeks with no snow is still better skiing than anything in the east.

[Benny Profane]

Is that somebody's abandoned driveway?

[Sirshredalot]

snowbird at the end of 3 weeks with no snow is still better skiing than anything in the east.

The mountains here in utah are undoubtedly bigger and steeper than anything in Vermont. But the snow may not be any better this year. Per today's pace, solitude may struggle to hit 250 inches of snowfall. And it has mostly been warm, wet crap. Meanwhile, New England has been getting pasted with some big, cold storms. At the end of the year, Jay and Stowe will likely have had better snow years.

It fucking pissed rain at 7500 to 8000 feet last night. Sure, that was a couple inches of cascade concrete up high, but that is also the best precip we've had for a month. Let's not kid ourselves.

[Danno]

If I had to guess on some random day, I'd pick Utah every time. But the notion that UT skiing is always better than VT skiing is pretty damn ludicrous.

[Brock Landers]

Supposed to snow again tomorrow (thurs) and then Saturday -Monday here on the east siiiide

[ill-advised strategy]

If I had to guess on some random day, I'd pick Utah every time. But the notion that UT skiing is always better than VT skiing is pretty damn ludicrous.

Just saying the terrain options at Snowbird are a draw even without great snow.

[Sirshredalot]

Just saying the terrain options at Snowbird are a draw even without great snow.

We're a long fucking way from great snow. The choice right now may well be Wasatch terrain with shit coverage and shit snow vs. mellower terrain with good snow. That's really a matter of personal preference.

[ex-powderbroker]

If I had to guess on some random day, I'd pick Utah every time. But the notion that UT skiing is always better than VT skiing is pretty damn ludicrous.

exactly.

Is that somebody's abandoned driveway?

It's your moms, no one had come by to plow her yet.



Heading to Magic on Saturday, two big snows since this video and more on the way. It's a tiny hill and I couldn't be more stoked to hang with a solid crew of maggots that want to hunt pow, drink beers, and jump off shit. I don't care if it was half the vert and half the snow in Iowa, I'd still have a good time.

[ghosthop]

Just saying the terrain options at Snowbird are a draw even without great snow.

Do you regularly snub fresh snow in the trees for refrozen alpine?

[skifishbum]

The mountains here in utah are undoubtedly bigger and steeper than anything in Vermont. But the snow may not be any better this year. Per today's pace, solitude may struggle to hit 250 inches of snowfall. And it has mostly been warm, wet crap. Meanwhile, New England has been getting pasted with some big, cold storms. At the end of the year, Jay and Stowe will likely have had better snow years.

It fucking pissed rain at 7500 to 8000 feet last night. Sure, that was a couple inches of cascade concrete up high, but that is also the best precip we've had for a month. Let's not kid ourselves.

actually 3x that couple, wasn't cement and siver/days skied great as has the majority of my ski days so ya aint speakin for me
its always easier to say it sucks than it is to go find that which don't
care to place a hundred dollar bill on that endin w/ 250" weather guessin nonsense and puts it up or shuts it up?
yad think you were here for the 8 hundo good old seasons
ifin VT had



vt would be full of utardians including me
not that do work scorin faceshots on 20 degree slopes don't make me smile

[EaglesPDX]

Picked SLC and that seems like a good choice. Storm totals this week were 4" at Deer Valley, 5" a Park City and 8" at Alta. We found some nice powder runs at Alta off of Collins, Sunspot and Racecourse. Early lunch and we watched folks enjoying the East Greely. So a nice dusting in SLC on a much deeper base than Vt.

Even with the blizzards, Killington for same period was saying 9" storm total and a 30" base.

It's been spring skiing in February at SLC though. The snow we got was almost PNW vs. Wasatch snow and it's been really warm. Next two days are sunny and 40's on the slopes.

But all relative, bombing the long groomers and gorging on the great food at Deer Valley to hunting AM powder at Alta is light years from poor Hood and the warm rain.