Skiing in Utah middle of March - please advise

I and my family are going to weeklong Utah trip in the middle of March
for the first time.
We have charter transportation arranged to a condo close to PCMR
lifts.
So far I'm thinking about skiing for 3 days in PCMR and 2 or 3 days
somewhere else.

In your opinion - what other areas should I look at? Alta? Snowbasin?
Canyons? (Astro, I already know what you think about crayons )
I'm an advanced east coast skier – have very little powder experience.
I will also have wife and daughter in tow, who are strong
intermediates.
Any ideas on how to better utilize long awaited ski vacation time are
greatly appreciated.

Would you recommend renting a car ($150-$200 a week), or public
shuttle is good enough?

If we get tired, and decide to take a break for a day, any suggestions
on what to do?
Does SLC worth visiting? Any positive experience with snowmobile tours
in the area?

Another popular question - any hints for discount tickets?

Thanks a lot,
simon...

On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:48:40 CST, (simon...) wrote:

Canyons? (Astro, I already know what you think about crayons )

Well, what I'm thinking today, is that I think that The Canyons (ASC)
is in financial trouble...seeing how they are auctioning off condos at
The Canyons Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center:

http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Feb/02212...s/business.asp

-Astro

On 2004-02-20, simon... penned:
I and my family are going to weeklong Utah trip in the middle of March
for the first time. We have charter transportation arranged to a
condo close to PCMR lifts. So far I'm thinking about skiing for 3
days in PCMR and 2 or 3 days somewhere else.

In your opinion - what other areas should I look at? Alta? Snowbasin?
Canyons? (Astro, I already know what you think about crayons ) I'm
an advanced east coast skier have very little powder experience. I
will also have wife and daughter in tow, who are strong intermediates.
Any ideas on how to better utilize long awaited ski vacation time are
greatly appreciated.

Solitude was my favorite when I skied Utah. It lived up to the name.
Mind you, it was a weekday. As an intermediate at the time, I adored a
groomer down the front face -- I think it was Sunshine Bowl -- and had a
chance to work on my steeps on Challenger. My more advanced skiing
companions on the trip had an awesome time in Honeycomb Canyon, too.

You don't say whether you're looking to learn more about powder vs.
warning us that you don't want to have to deal with powder =P

--
monique

"Monique Y. Herman" wrote in message .. .
On 2004-02-20, simon... penned:
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You don't say whether you're looking to learn more about powder vs.
warning us that you don't want to have to deal with powder =P

Absolutely want to learn, but probably won't be ready before the week
ends for snowcat or heli skiing
Plus not sure how the rest of my family will adapt to it.