Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
When are you going?
It makes a differnece. The last 4 years that I've gone to Colorado before February, I ended up with about 3-5 inches of powder over hardpack and ice. Once or twice it was sub-zero temps so snow was unlikely and the conditions made the batteries in my mp3 player fizzle out by lunch time.
I would recommend Big Sky or Jackson Hole, but airfare to those cities is expensive from most places. Transportation is only worth it if you can guarantee good conditions too... I just don't know enough about them, but I'd definitely like to give them a try.
My recommendation though is to hit the Wasatch mountains. That's right, go to Salt Lake City... They have world class powder, awesome weather, and plenty of snow. Usually by late december they're already over a 100" base where Denver is usually 40-60". They get on average 500+" of snowfall each year and did I say the powder is awesome? Anyhow, you can buy a SLC Superpass for $93 that will cover you for 3 days because they have a buy 2 get 1 day free. It's good for 4 resorts (only 3 allow boards) I recommend Brighton, but Snowbird just got a new tunnel, so you need to at least check it out one day.
The terrain there is not like Colorado. The mountains you're on don't look quite as majestic because the Big Cottonwood and Little cottonwood canyons are small, but I assure you, the slopes are a blast. Here's a link to the superpass on travelocity...if the link doesn't work, search for activities in SLC and you'll find it. It's a bargain. There are nice places to stay, but the Super8 and LaQuinta in Midvale are your most economical places to stay for around $60+ a night and there are plenty of cool bars around, but they only serve 3.4% beer.
http://activities.travelocity.com/nexre...ity_name=&low_price=93.83&supplier_id=
P.S. =SLC is a Delta Hub..but many other carriers fly through SLC, so you may have some good deals from Cali.
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