<p>Looking for suggestions for a place to stay in either Park City or Whistler. For father and son. Doesn’t need to be fancy but they want to be able to ski in and out. No shuttle or driving.
They usually go to Mammoth but might try something different this winter. They snowboard.</p>
<p>I live in Utah but I do not know much about the names of places in Park City. You can ski in and out from several of them, actually one of the lifts stops right on Main Street.
My place to ski in Utah is Snowbasin [Snowbasin</a> Resort; a Year-Round Resort - Utah’s most asked about resort](<a href=“http://www.snowbasin.com%5DSnowbasin”>http://www.snowbasin.com).
It is actually the best kept secret among locals. But no accomodations at the mountain itself. They can stay in Ogden, which is, from what I understand, becoming a mecca for extreme sports. It is about 20 minutes from the center of Ogden to the base of Snowbasin.
Ogden is a quirky little city. Several big name ski companies have moved there over the last couple of years.
Instead of Whistler I would try Big White near Kelowna, B.C.
[Big</a> White Ski Resort, Kelowna, British Columbia](<a href=“http://www.britishcolumbia.com/Ski/resorts/?id=10]Big”>http://www.britishcolumbia.com/Ski/resorts/?id=10)
Virtually all accomodations there are ski in/out.
Hope it helps :-)</p>
<p>I second Big White in a lot of ways. Not as absurdly crowded as Whistler, better (in my opinion) snow, great accommodations… I think it’s sweet.</p>
<p>Both PC and Whistler have tons of accommodations in all price ranges, so it depends on your budget. If $ is tight there are cheap hotels in SLC and you can drive to lots of places.If its just a few days and nightlife is not an issue, stay at the Cliff House and ride at Snowbird. If they have a week, stay in PC, but definitely rent a car so you can sample Snowbasin, Snowbird, Brighton and/or Solitude.</p>
<p>Best website for all things skiing, with perhaps even more obsessive forums than CC (if that can be imagined) is: [The</a> Barking Bear Forums - Powered by vBulletin](<a href=“http://forums.epicski.com/]The”>http://forums.epicski.com/)</p>
<p>I’m going to second Solitude: great snow, and a lot of it, and you can stay in the hotel right next to the slopes (cheaper than a condo).</p>
<p>Also, the name is descriptive - we were there over spring break and never waited in a lift line. That week they got 30 inches of snow, for a total of over 600 inches for the season.</p>
<p>Did I mention great snow?</p>
<p>If you don’t mind quiet evenings, Solitude is great. NO lines. Untracked pow three days after a storm. Park City has nightlife, but I really don’t care for the layout of the terrain. And it does not get as much snow as Solitude/Brighton or Snowbird/Alta. For a guys trip, I recommend Jackson Hole. This years storm track appears to favor the NW (including whistler). Whistler is always expensive and with the weakness of the dollar, it will be more so. In JH, I’ve liked staying at the Best Western at the mountain. Apres ski at the Mangy Moose it the best in the country.</p>
<p>When are they going? True ski-in ski-out at Whistler can be expensive but the skiing/boarding vertical is fabulous! A lot of lower priced Whistler accommodations are within an easy walk (even in ski boots!) of the lower lifts. The village is a fun experience, too. Have to respectfully disagree about the Big White recommendation. We had a bad experience renting accommodations through the primary rental agency at Big White. We had bad accommodations and were not helped by a rude, unfriendly staff - we will never go back. Never. (And, there is much more variety and length of runs at Whistler.) We like Sun Peaks when there is enough snow, though.</p>
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usetabe you give the bartender a $20 (US) and get a beer and $20 (Canuck) back.</p>
<p>Oops. I said “Canuck”. Is that bad?</p>
<p>Thanks
The plan is to go 2nd week Jan after the prices go back down. They hate crowds. They don’t need nightlife. They are first on the Mountain types with the peanut butter sandwich in the pocket, board till mid afternoon. Then they usually crash for the evening.
First and foremost for my husband is that he needs to be able to easily get there from our local airport. Delta has a nonstop flight from our airport that gets you to SLC mid morning. He also wants to not rent a car. If they went to Utah they can get in almost 4 days of boarding with only two nights of accommodations based on the flight schedule.
My husband is like most men. He hates to spend money. He is way to cheap to buy a beer in a bar! He also is a creature of habit. He knows Mammoth, has a place he likes to stay so that where he will end up unless I make them some other arrangements. The strong selling point for somewhere else is Mammoth has no snow! I also feel like father/son could use some bonding time. Also don’t have any good ideas for gifts for freshman son so a snowboard trip feels that need.
I will look at Solitude.</p>
<p>drb- snowbird is interesting. How close are the other places to the lifts. The Cliff House doesn’t have a room available when they can go. The Lodge or the Inn both have rooms.</p>
<p>I love Utah for the ease of getting to the mountain. Basically it’s a one hour drive from the airport. We don’t snowboard, so we ski Deer Valley, so I have never stayed anywhere else, but we have friends that stayed at a Marriott right in downtown Park City and the lift goes through the lobby of the hotel.</p>
<p>Everything at Snowbird is effectively ski-in/out. [Snowbird</a> Ski and Summer Resort - Snowbird Village Map](<a href=“http://www.snowbird.com/lodging/villagemap.html]Snowbird”>http://www.snowbird.com/lodging/villagemap.html)
If they are hard-core as you describe they will love the Bird - big bad mt, great snow, incredibly easy to get to SLC, most skier-user-friendly airport in the world, and shuttles up to the mts. More crowded than Solitude but if they are on the mt early and skip lunch they will be crippled by afternoon (which will make the heated outdoor pool all the more enjoyable). I usually don’t pay extra for the Tram and still get plenty o’ vert, but if they like steeps then it gives the quickest access to the Cirque.</p>
<p>IMHO the problem with Whistler is that it’s difficult to get to. Park City is a breeze.</p>
<p>Snowbird gets tracked out pretty fast on a powder day, but the terrain is superb. A friend was at Solitude on President’s Day with a foot of fresh and NO lines. Doubt that would be the case at Snowbird. Lift system at Solitude is a little funky, but we did not get bored with six days at Solitude. Did not even go up the road to Brighton, which is the snowboarder’s mountain.</p>
<p>BTW, we stayed at the condos that you can link to on the Solitude website. Not ski-in ski-out, but convenient enough to come back for lunch if need be.</p>
<p>As I said,Epicski is an amazing website. One post alerted me to an incredible deal: 3/7 days, $106, good at Solitude, Brighton, Alta, or Snowbird (includes the tram!). Need to buy in advance,before 12/15
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<p>I think I am booking it. Snowbird and I will get the lift tickets from Travelocity. Thanks Drb</p>
<p>Good idea, as they got 28" in the last 24 hrs, and its still snowing.</p>