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William Quinn
from Upper Brookville, NY
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Mar 20, 2008 |
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Overall Rating: 4.6   |
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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.
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Anthony
from Montreal, Qc
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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| Overall Rating: 2.2 |
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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)
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qioment
from NY, NY
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Mar 5, 2008 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.2 |
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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.
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Total Immortal
from Ogden, Utah
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Dec 18, 2006 |
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| Overall Rating: 3.8 |
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It's sad that a resort this great is accessed by such a crappy road. I've ruined two sets of brakes coming down in bad weather and I know of many other people who have blown their transmission or something else on the way up. When you add in the cost of new brakes, you're paying 180 bucks for a lift ticket. Hardly a value. They do offer a shuttle bus, but you have to pay extra to take it and you don't have the luxury of leaving the place whenever you feel like it. Until they get a new road, I've boycotted this place and stuck with Snowbasin and Wolf Mountain, where my car doesn't take a beating.
They installed the Paradise lift a few years ago, but no one uses it since it doesn't access very good terrain. It's easily the least-used lift at the resort, but it's the fastest. What were they thinking? There isn't much thinking going on behind the scenes here. They finally wised up and got a high-speed quad for the Hidden Lakes area, but even that's a few years overdue.
Fix the road, and install a high-speed where the Timberline lift is. Oh yeah, the layout of the place sucks, but that's really no anyone's fault. Blame nature. And it's mid-December and the place is barely even open yet. Time to get some snow making? I think yes! 500 inches annually? What a joke.
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Blue Skiier Dave
from Austin, TX
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Oct 5, 2006 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.4 |
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I returned to Powder in March of 2006. Once again, I really enjoyed my time there. I took a group lesson, but was the only person in the group, and Joe (my instructor) helped me knock the rust off my skills and helped me improve.
Not sure if it will be the same next season, but the lesson was cheaper than a 1-day lift ticket, and it came with a lift ticket. It was cheaper to take a lesson than to just go and ski. DON'T BUY A LIFT TICKET IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TAKE A LESSON!
One bad experience was that my friend's daughter broke her leg. Although ski patrol responded rapidly, it was clear that they were not comfortable with the required 1st aid. They were unable/unwilling to remove the ski boot, whereas the emergency room tech (and a ski patrol guy from a nearby resort) got it off in a jiffy, with no additional pain inflicted.
The mountain is not as accessible as it should be, although their new quad should help some. It is quite an effort to get to the far side of the resort. You have to ride 3 lifts, and take a few slow rides down some narrow trails to get there. My son had a heckuva time on the Sunrise surface lift on his snowboard, at least until he got the hang of it.
I don't mean to be too negative. Powder is still my favorite resort. Everyone is so friendly, and the complete lack of crowds have me already thinking about this season's trip back to Powder.
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BK
from Washington, DC
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Mar 30, 2006 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.6 |
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Spent a week in Utah in Feb. Hit Park City, Snowbird, the Canyons and Pow Mow. Pow Mow is by far the best of the lot. Zero crowds even on a Saturday. Lots of natural terrain to be explored. The park and pipe are not spectacular but so much awesome natural terrain who cares? Ripping pow and tricking what nature gives you is way more fun. Lift system and amenities are basic but this is a mountain for the core sliders, bunnies and boneheads need not apply.
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Collin
from Logan UT
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Nov 21, 2005 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.2 |
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A great family frendly mountain. Great Food. ther mountain has sick terrain. and the staff are super nice. people here know how to make guests happy!
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Amy
from Ogden, Utah
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Oct 6, 2005 |
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| Overall Rating: 4.6 |
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This is my local mountain and it is one of the reasons I live in Ogden. No crowds, fresh tracks to be found days or a week after a storm, friendly family run resort without all of the hype- just the greatest snow on earth and some excellent terrain. They don't have high speed quads, gondolas or fancy lodges or gourmet cuisine- if you want that, go to nearby Snowbasin. Powder Mountain it named "Powder Mountain" for a reason- it's all about the snow. Pack up your 4-wheel drive vehicle (grab your tire chains too-the road can be a challenge), put on your toughest, warmest gear, pack a lunch if you desire something beyond good basic cafeteria-style food, leave your attitude at home and head to Pow Mow. You'll become a snow snob in no time, I promise
