Snowbasin Blog

Park City TV was in the house at Snowbasin! Hosts Jen (pictured here with Jodi Holmgren) and Link interviewed Snowbasin team members, talked to the Flying Kangaroos, learned a ski technique, and watched boarders jib it up in the base area park. Link even tried out adaptive equipment from Snowbasin Adaptive Sports before PCTV took a little mountain tour up Needles Express and over to Strawberry. The 1 1/2 hour feature story on Snowbasin aired last weekend, and will run again on 1/16 and 1/17 in the morning!

The skys opened up and gave us a great powder day as the year comes to an end. More snow on the way. Lots of visitors to Snowbasin enjoying the last few days of their holiday vacations.

January is National Learn a Snowsport Month! Snowbasin welcomes newcomers to skiing AND snowboarding, and is happy to extend the following Lucky 13 promotion for the last 13 days of January:

$13 Rentals, $13 Lift Ticket (Littlecat Express), $13 Group Lesson

All ages, no blackout dates!  Must be purchased as a package ($39) through the Snowsports Learning Center. Valid January 19 – 31. Group lessons are held twice each day – 10 am and 1 pm. Please arrive at the Snowsports Learning Center one hour prior to lesson to register and complete the rental process. For more information or make a reservation, call 801.620.1016.  Adaptive programs are also available.

Just like the good ‘ol days! The Snowbasin Ski Shuttle will begin on January 9th, with public bus service to Snowbasin every Saturday from Weber and Davis Counties. With only 50 spaces available on the bus, you will want to call and reserve your space with a credit card. The round-trip fare is just $6 (which buys mom a little extra time in the day).  Check out the schedule below.  The Ski Bus and the Recreation Program are the perfect combination!

Bus Reservations: (801) 620.1000    Snowbasin Recreation Program: (801) 620.1016

Weber County                                                            Arrive     Depart                                        

 Checker Auto (NearDecade) South Ogden         8:15      8:30

  Mount Ogden Jr. High, Ogden                                8:40      8:50

 Rainbow Gardens, Mouth of Ogden Canyon       9:00      9:10

Arrive at Snowbasin                                                      9:30   

Depart from Snowbasin                                                               3:30

Rainbow Gardens, Mouth of Ogden Canyon       3:50      3:55

Mount Ogden Jr. High, Ogden                                  4:05      4:10

Checker Auto (Near Decade) South Ogden          4:20

 Davis  County                                                          Arrive     Depart                                                                                                                             

Behind So. Davis Rec Center in front of School  7:45            8:00

Courthouse – Farmington, State/Main                  8:15            8:25

200 N. Park-n-Ride Lot, Kaysville                       8:35            8:45

So. Weber Park-n-Ride                                              8:55            9:05

Arrive at Snowbasin                                                   9:25 

Depart Snowbasin                                                                       3:30

 So. Weber Park-n-Ride Lot                              3:50            3:55

200 N. Park-n-Ride Lot, Kaysville                4:05             4:10

Courthouse – Farmington, State/Main        4:20             4:25   

 Behind So. Davis Rec Center infront of school         4:40  

By 10:00am this morning, a record number of skiers and boarders had climbed aboard the Needles Express Gondola at Snowbasin.  Arriving at 7:00am, were a half-dozen snowboarders from Layton. The winner of bragging rights as first in line was Brady Nielsen, a three-year season pass holder also from Layton. “It’s been a long summer, and I’m ready to ride,” said Nielson. “Snowbasin is close to home, the best mountain around, and the people are nice,” he said. 

Snowbasin opened with a two and one half mile top to bottom run, with a small terrain park at the bottom of Littlecat. The resort was been able to generate an impressive 20” of man-made snow in order to open today.  As of November 24, there has been a total of 32” of natural snow on the mountain, which is slightly behind last year’s natural totals at this time.

“There is a lot of enthusiasm on the plaza early this morning,” said Jodi Holmgren, Director of Marketing and Public Relations. “Pass sales are significantly up over last year, and we are off to a great start” she said. In the first hour, Snowbasin saw as many skiers/boarders as they did the entire opening day last year.

One of the first skiers to arrive was Steve Rush, a long-time regular on the mountain. “Skiing at Snowbasin is my favorite way to kick-off the holidays,” said Rush.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Check out Jared Allen in Skiing Magazine’s “Shot of the Year” courtesy of Kevin Winzeler, photographer. The shot was taken at Snowbasin, Utah in 2009, and appears as a two- page spread flipped on it’s side.  Look for it in the upcoming December issue! www.kevinwinzeler.com  Utah Photographer | Kevin Winzeler

Only one month left to get your Direct-to-Lift (DTL) Discount Card!  Only pay for the number of days you ski, at a significant discount. Buy your DTL card, and save $12 per day on an adult day pass all season long. The DTL looks like a season pass. So – you go past the ticket window straight to the lift line, your DTL is scanned and it charges the discount rate to your credit card.  DTL cards are available at the desk in Earl’s Lodge.  For more information, call 801.620.1000.

In SKI Magazine’s annual reader resort survey, Snowbasin was once again ranked in the Top Ten with recognition in four categories.

#2: On Mountain Food,  #4: Service,  #7: Lifts, and  #10: Weather

Check us out for yourself this year and let us know how we rate with you!