We spent 3/8/2008 thru 3/15/2008 skiing around Salt Lake City. Our day at Powder Mountain was memorable for many reasons but for a skier who began in Vermont in the 70's Powder was a trip down memory lane. Ski bags in the base lodge, not a sprout in site at lunch and nobody carrying your skis from your car. I'm not suggesting the slope conditions were Vermont-like, the conditions were just what you expect from Utah, wonderful. Quiet runs with few skiers made for a great time. When we return to Utah, Powder Mountain will be a must do along with Alta.

Yesterday, we were down at Powder Mountain for our last day of skiing. We had big anticipations of riding the cat to get up to some higher, un-touched terrain. In the morning the conditions were very hard, crusty, due to spring temps and it's been a while since it snowed. We waited for the temps to rise and the snow to become soft before riding the cat. Since it was our first time to Powder Mountain, we asked for directions to find the cat, but we had to ask 3 chair attendants where the cat was, no one seemed to know. When we did find the embarkation location, to our surprise, the cat was closed, 1.5 hours earlier than what we were told in the morning when we bought our tickets. We then tried to have our cat tickets reimbursed, initially with no success. The Manager (lady) at the ticket booth would absolutely not reimburse us, and she had a terrible attitude, definitely not customer focused. She even suggested we try to sell our tickets, as long as we didnts ll them on Powder Mountain grounds. Gladly, when we went to see the ski school, they understood that we were leaving to go back to Canada the next day, and reimbursed the cat tickets, no questions asked. Thanks to the Ski School crew. Sadly, due to our misadventure with the resort staff (read Manager) we will not be back to Powder Mountain on our next trip, and will definitely not recommend it to our friends back home. (Yes we come to Utah every year for a week of skiing)

This place is awesome. I don't need to repeat what was said in the other reviews. However, i do want to update on the road. When i drove up in a regular autometic rental car on a sunny day, the road was nothing special at all. Not THAT steep and nicely paved. By the end of the day, 6" of snow has fallen and i heard there were two accidents on the road - mainly due to ice. I drove down slowly on low gear and got down fine. On the next day, there were still plenty of snow left on the ground. I could def feel the car skipping a bit (it was not a 4x4). However, I go up fine once again. So, i guess the point is, drive carefully and you will be fine. The road is not as bad as some people made it out to be. Don't let the rumors about the road stop you from checking this place out.