neednsnow

From what I gathered when I was in Moab, this summer. 3.2 beer is more loosely available. The memberships are relatively cheap (10 bucksish) and are tourist memberships which are good for 2 weeks, so we'd be good.

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mpdsnowman

They have night clubs and you belong as a member. But they also have some bars under state law. I dont think there are many. I went to a few places when I was there. There was an applebees that had a bar in slc...anyone could drink there.

But honestly once u guys are in the meet environment to go out is secondary. U have everything at the house usually.

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kri$han

Yeah the bars should be your last concern... more of a 'icing on the cake' sorta deal.

This is a snowboard meet.

MLK weekend works for me, although I usually go to tremblant that weekend, I'd gladly choose SLC. I wonder what the flight'll be like...

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killclimbz

Yep, you have to buy a membership, it's fairly trivial actually like $5. It's a fancy name for a cover charge that the state collects. The main thing is most of those social clubs kind of suck. I've been to plenty on climbing and snowboard trips. If you buy a membership, you can sponsor something like two people to come in for the night. What is really annoying is that it's damn near impossible to find a place to eat that also serves alcohol. If they do generally it has to be 3.2 beer or something stupid like that. I am completely down for SLC, but we should just plan on doing it up at the house we get.

mpdsnowman

If you do decide Northern Utah where we were before ie: Powder Mountain, Wolf Mountain, Snowbasin, this is the company we rented the house from in wolf creek(utah not Colorado)

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Mr. Right

I think everyone knows where my vote lies but I'll repeat myself, Wolf Creek. My only concern with anywhere else is that I HATE crowded mountains and gaper families. I would be disappointed if I flew my dumb ass to Utah to stand in line for 4 days and get shit for runs, and then not even have a decent bar with a pool table to hit after the day is done. I would rather spend my money at a place that isn't crowded or expensive that I know for a fact is a sick mountain.

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neednsnow

So, here are some links for statistics.

Utah Ski area Maps.....Ski Utah: The Greatest Snow on Earth

resort stats......Utah Ski Resort Comparison Chart | Utah.com

Compared to Wolf Creek......Wolf Creek Fact Sheet


Powder Mtn is F-ing Huge. Plus, we could get a central place to crash and drive to and from 2 or 3 mtns in the same amount of time it would take to get to Wolf Creek.

I am seeing direct flights into SLC from Philly Thursday night and return monday night for 340. It would be a perfect opportunity for me to squeeze 4 days of riding in.

Green and Right.....will you two be able to hit Wolf Creek another weekend this winter? I'd love to do WC, but I can't do all that driving (after flying) on a 4-day weekend.

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neednsnow

It looks like we could do this trip on the cheap (I am comparing to the Money Pit known as Summit County, CO). 10-14 people(assuming that many people commit) in a place to crash shouldn't be much more than 150/person for 4 nights.

ohh and Eff Alta!

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Snowolf

I would love the quiet scene and the backcountry of Wolf Creek, but I have to agree that SLC is going to be a lot easier logistically and a lot cheaper for the bulk of the people. The Wasatch has some insane backcountry as well for those who want it. The Avy danger is usually pretty high there and I think it is much like Colorado snow...

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Good point dude, if we drove out there (9 hour drive or so) we could actually hit WC on the way back through, but like I said my concern lies in how busy these utah mountains are, I havent been to any mountains in utah since I was a kid. What good is 4 days of riding if you are spending most of that time standing in line with a bunch of yuppies there on vacation with a handful of screaming kids? Can anyone on the forum vouch for a mountain in utah that isn't busier than hell? I hate busy mountains that's why I hit loveland, Wolf Creek, and love Monarch after last year. You just don't get stuck in the lift lines at those mountains, they even make A-Basin look like a crowded area.

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