J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by missygail

We are going to Utah for the 4th time and as always will stay in Salt Lake City and take the short drive each day to the resort of our choice. (I understand that there is a skibus that takes you to some of the resorts each morning from SLC) All resorts are wonderful, but different, and it's a shame not to try as many as you can.(I haven't seen any reference to Snow Basin but it is different again and beautiful too. As well, staying in Salt Lake City is much cheaper than at the resorts and you can enjoy the benefits such as many choices of restaurants, nightlife, and, if you enjoy great music and you are lucky as we have been in the past, get a chance to hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in rehearsal

Hi, just got back from Lake Louise, Sunshine. I'm a Canadian and have never seen red runs here. We use green, blue, black and double black. It depends on where you go but I think that the Blues in Alberta are equivalent to blues in Europe. You'll find lots of them in Banff . Now Fernie in B.C. is another matter .There I think that some of the blues are closer to European reds.You wont find the runs as long in Lake Louise as you do in e.g. Trois Vallees and the equipment at LL is not nearly as good as that which you find in the best resorts so be prepared to bundle up for some slow lifts as the weather can be bitterly cold. We've been to LL in Feb. and in March and both times it was minus 20C or colder.