Something to toss out to the peanut gallery. This is a rarity; I'm actually giving some consideration to cancelling a trip to Utah this weekend (Thurs evening to Tuesday evening) and instead driving either to the Mid-Atlantic or to Vermont for five days of skiing. Normally, this would get me committed to the FishNSki bin, but it may not be so crazy this upcoming weekend.

I can apply my Utah airfare to other trips later on this year and lodging, rental car, etc. are all refundable. Crush, Bushwacker, and other Utahites, how scratchy are the current conditions in Utah? How much snow is expected from these minor fronts passing through this week and this weekend?

Where's the best snow right now? Utah? Mid-Atlantic? Vermont? New York State?

I don't want to go through the hassle of booking a flight and package to a destination resort last second, so for me it's the option of Utah versus a driving trip.

All suggestions welcome.

I'm locked into Utah for this coming weekend. The Utah Avy center doesn't think much will come of the one this Tuesday. Oh well a crap week in Utah is better than a good week most other places.

You just missed Winter Festival week in the catskills, 1/22-26, $10 lifts at believe, both belleyere and plattekill. might still find some bargains that way and think they got some of the snow seven springs got in last week.

Oh my gosh! Are you crazy?
We just got back from a week in UT. spent the entire time at Snowbasin and it was [to use the overworked phrase] totally awesome! SLC was in that nasty inversion all last week but a soon as you hit 6500+, it was blue bird days all the way, every day. 7 straight days of sunshine, lower 30s, awesome grooming [and some off piste for my daughter] ... i wish i didn't have to come back to work. I'm already laying the ground [read: sucking up} with my boss for another week at the beginning of March.

Well...normally I'd agree with Snowcone - Utah is just so much more in every way. But....with the conditions in NE excellent and improving, and the snowpack in Utah at 1/2 or less than normal, I'd give serious thought to driving to VT or NH. In fact, based on what we experienced out west last week, the skiing up north is probably better right now. Figure the ease of driving vs dealing with air travel, add in the $$ you'd likely save and cover with lots of fresh snow, and New England is probably a better choice. Then, as you mentioned, fly to UT in late March or early April from some fine, fine sunshine. It seems likely that they'll have better conditions by then (if not, it's going to be a really tough water year in SLC....)

I NEVER thought I'd actually be writing this.... Weird Year

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I NEVER thought I'd actually be writing this.... Weird Year

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I never thought I'd be asking the question. Very weird year.

I've got a very full trip schedule in late February to early April: some budget trips to Utah, a budget trip to Colorado and a week in Vermont. So I'll be getting mine later on, it's just a matter of what I'll be getting where this coming weekend.