Message #16567

[jim-ratliff]

In Utah=  Snow Basin and Powder Mountain.  About an hour from Park City, so not on many people's maps, but lots of terrain and a lot of off-piste skiing (especially Powder Mountain). 

Powder Mountain also has cat skiing and heli-skiing originating right on the mountain, some destinations are patrolled but not in lift served areas.
Especially Cobabe Canyon at Powder Mountain takes some hiking to get there, but (so I've heard) it is well worth the effort. (( I just checked the Trail Map and they are now showing that as another powder cat served area)).
Another section of trees you can ski to the base of the hill, but then you take the bus back to the top to the parking lot.

I'm still trying to get good enough to enjoy the terrain, the parts that are groomed are nothing to write home about.

And having those ski-patrol guys there to haul me out if necessary is pretty important and reassuring.