 The ski season is right around the corner (I'm reminded constantly now that many skiers and snowboarders I run into are jockeying for good deals on season passes), and there are plenty of changes afoot at the many ski resorts surrounding Salt Lake City. Here are some new things to expect during the 2007-2008 Utah ski season:
- Alta Ski Area: This ski-only resort will offer wireless lift tickets called Alta Cards. Lift tickets can be purchased online and added to the physical cards imbedded with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips whenever skiers head to the mountain. No more digging in pockets to show your lift ticket at the lift line or waiting to buy tickets before you hit the slopes.
- Beaver Mountain: Expanded parking lots will make it even easier to hit the slopes this year (the resort's 69th in operation).
- Brian Head Resort: Two new lifts and a skier bridge across the highway in between the resort's Giant Steps and Navajo mountains will finally make it possible for skiers and snowboarders to easier move back and forth between the separate areas.
- Brighton Resort: The resort's Evergreen and Millicent lifts are being replaced by a new high-speed quad rising 1,110 feet.
- The Canyons Resort: The resort's Dakota Mountain Lodge is building a Golden Door Spa.
- Deer Valley Resort: Among Dear Valley's upgrades for the season are the Lady Morgan Express high-speed quad lift for the Empire Canyon area, energy-efficient heating systems in each of the resort's 22 chairlift terminals and GPS-controlled snow scanning that promises to manage snow depth more efficiently,
- Park City Mountain Resort: Tree skiing in the newly created Motherlode Meadows will draw skiers and boarders to the area between Single Jack and Sunnyside, while the resort's 106th run, dubbed Georgeanne, opens off McConkey's lift.
- Snowbasin: The resort is offering guided, half-day backcountry tours to adventurous groups of 2 to 10.
- Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort: Thanks to new snowmakers, there will be top-to-bottom coverage in the Peruvian Gulch area this year, while Chips Run has been modified to suit intermediate skiers.
- Solitude: The resort will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with podcasts and events.
- Wolf Mountain: The budget-friendly family resort has increased its beginner ski terrain by 15 percent, thanks to the new Wolf Lair Triple Chair located at the mountain base near the Wolfdeedo Chair.
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POSTED BY SYSADMIN - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2007
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