Pros to
skiing Alta:
The views
are picturesque - tried to capture some of the beauty in above picture
Despite
the drive, we skied Alta two days out of three. We are both skiers and the
trails on Alta have tons of powder due to it being a skied only mountain. For
that reason it is a little easier to ski in the trees. Skiing in the trees is
something I just started doing so I need to have lots and lots of open spaces
in between the trees. I like Alta because I can ski in a little bit in the
trees without committing to full on alpine skiing. Also, Alta feels a little
less windy than Park City.
Drawbacks to skiing Alta:
Skiers
only - I mentioned before that this was a pro because there is so much powder
but it's also a drawback if you are staying with a group of friends and some of
them snowboard.
Access - if you are staying in park city it takes
about 45mins - 1hr. There is only one access road and it gets traffic after 4pm
on a Saturday. There is only one access road to get into Alta and Snowbird
mountain from SLC. The road to Park city is closed in the winter.
Avalanche prone access road - there are warnings to
indicate when the access road is in the danger zone for Avalanches. If you are
on the mountain and an avalanche occurs they will shut down the access
road until the snow can be cleared. This can take up to 12hrs sometimes. This
makes the cliff lodge more appealing especially if you are staying with all
Skiers. The drawback here is that there is not much après ski life compared to
park city.
The apres ski scene -
mostly families and just beer or regular coffee etc. I was dying for an Irish
coffee to warm myself up and I had a major craving from the hazelnut pig, after
skiing at Park City yesterday. Unfortunately our beers were really flat and
tasteless. It was probably not fair to compare to the fun we had yesterday in
park city. We wondered if there was more of a apre ski scene at the sister
resort (on same access road). The cliff lodge has a heated rooftop pool and hot
tub we are going to check out next time.
No comments:
Post a Comment