Carlos "the boot whisperer" is so knowledgeable about boots and fit, AND he's the most patient…read moreperson on the planet. My son was having pain from his new boots (bought from a ski shop at home, not here), and Carlos was able to interpret his vague descriptions and made serial adjustments (changed the footbed, added shims and spacers in various places, recommended different socks, etc) until it was perfect. We paid for the footbed and a nominal fee for the additional adjustments, which was unbelievable for the amount of time he devoted to making my son feel comfortable in his boots.

Carlos adjusted my boots and saved my trip. The boots I've had for years suddenly put me in…read moreexcruciating pain after just a few hours on day 1 of a ski trip. Carlos did his magic and I had an amazing rest of the week.

Still one of our very favorite resorts - total princess treatment with the friendliest staff and…read moreambassadors anywhere, free overnight ski check, super nice facilities, and best of all, tons of great runs, lifts and skiing. As an added bonus - no snow boarders! Restaurants are really good, too. This year, they added 10 lifts and gondolas, 100 runs and double the terrain. But the snow this week was better on the traditional ones. You can check your gear overnight for $20 either in a multiple day locker or basket check. Finishing 6th day here. Love this place!

Mother Nature hasn't been friendly this winter, so this post is "Paying it Forward" for what spring…read morewill bring ... East Village Skiing?

Outdoor buddy is awesome! Super fun people and easy to work with. They were so great with our kids…read moreand gave some excellent pointers throughout the day. We'll be back!

From the owner: Outdoor Buddy is a family owned ski, snowboard, and outdoor companionship company here to enhance…read moreyour experiences in the outdoors.

I'm totally blown away every time I ski here. From the views, to the bipolar weather, to the…read morequality and quantity of untracked powder, it just feels like you're skiing on another planet almost. The last time I went it was snowing while sunny out somehow, with the sun shining through the storm clouds above, and felt surreal. This was my first season skiing, though this is hands down the best ski resort I've been to so far. One time this April I made the mistake of crossing over into Snowbird's Mineral Basin, and the conditions were so much worse for just being on the other side of the ridge. It was way hotter, sunnier, and more crowded, with way more rocks, moguls, and dirt spots littering the runs, so I crossed back into Alta after 2 runs. The runs at Alta are wide and well groomed, so you can pick up some serious speed without feeling like you're risking your life doing so. Late season there was barely anyone else there too, even while it was snowing somehow (likely an effect of not allowing snowboarders). The staff here are top notch and always professional, and Alta has some of the best chairlifts I've seen. Another huge plus is how close you can park to the points at which you get on the base mountain chairlifts, as walking in ski boots while carrying skis is no fun. You can literally ski right up to your car at the end of the day if you park in the right spot. They also have a rope tow from base to base, which saves you from possibly having to take the bus at the end of the day to the other base. The only hiccups here were the requiring of parking reservations on weekends, and the pass scanner machine midway up Collins Lift not reading my Ikon Pass with no worker nearby to help, so I'd have to ski down to the bottom and take the lift all the way up.

Alta is always our favorite resort on powder days if we're lucky enough to get a cold storm moving…read morethrough during the weeks, we're in SLC! Reserving parking required. We parked by 7:30am and hung out in the lodge until 8:30 AM when we lined up at Collins lift to get first tracks and the powder. Avalanche control going all morning. Today's storm wasn't very cold so the powder was heavy. The bowls didn't open up but skiing was still great! Plenty of terrain to cover even without the bowls. Because the powder was heavy, people were clearing out by 2 PM.

Recently bought skis during their 40% off sale. Assistance was professional and pleasant. I am a…read morelife-long Nordic skier and live in Alaska and teach/coach and have been a long-time member of the Nordic Ski Association of Alaska. I am taking my skis home to Anchorage to try them out. I was informed of new developments in base prep, but forgot the name of the new base wax used by Bill DeMong. but forgot the name of the wax!

Friendly service. Flexible and accommodating. Value was reasonable. Pleasant place and welcoming…read morestaff.

Brighton's a pretty resilient ski resort, still snowing here in mid to late April, despite Solitude…read moreright next to it getting rain instead and having to end their season much sooner. Brighton's so deep in the mountains, it was getting even more snow than Alta or Snowbird late season. Nonetheless, most of the skiable area was closed from late April on, and they had some really sticky slush near the bottom. I went here on the week of April 20th (the stoner holiday) not thinking anything of it, and have never seen such a high concentration of intoxicated, degenerate, drug-obsessed college kids and degenerate behavior. These kids were consuming alcohol on the runs, making fun of, laughing at and humiliating beginners, and couldn't stop chairlift blabbing about jumping people, buying alcohol underaged, and "whippets" or however you spell it, their apparent drug of choice. Having an Ikon Pass and going to Alta that same week, I wanted to find the explanatory factor for the extreme disparity in guests between here and Alta that particular week. I looked online and saw Brighton was selling day passes for only $49, and marketing their late season as an event, "The Meltdown", geared toward younger people looking to party. Most of the staff here were nice and professional, with one exception. This attractive blonde girl working here was rude and standoffish when I asked what time they close, as they kept changing the closing time, seemingly on a daily basis, and nobody seemed to know. Different websites said different times and their closing time varies by day of the week, time of the season, weather, even by lift or section of the mountain, so it was like a Scooby-Doo mystery trying to figure it out. Then to get an attitude like "What... what time do we close?! You're hitting on me?!! You can't think of a better pickup line than that?! You know how many pickup lines I hear a day??" Probably not the right person to be working in hospitality. On the upside, the night skiing and tree skiing were exceptional here when I went earlier in the season, and the girl I took said this was her favorite resort. When I tried taking her to Snowbird she had a panic attack, saying it was too steep, and had to have ski patrol take her down in the basket, so Brighton's probably more beginner friendly.

you will make it to the Brighton Resort after 40 minutes up the Cottonwood Canyon; the best part is…read morethe snow you slowly see as you drive up once you hit the Resort, you will be directed to park (you can reserve parking online), and make your way to the Resort, where you can ski, play in the snow or enjoy the Restaurant aftwewards

Friendly folks who went out of their way to help a novice. My coach informed me at the end of the…read moresecond lesson I should just return and practice by myself - not much left to learn!

Don W. are you the goody goody police for the resorts? Guess you want to tell those that didn't…read morebook before holiday SELL OUT to just cancel their trips and go elsewhere.

This was so fun! I called on the day we wanted to try snowmobiling and the staff was super nice on…read morethe phone. Got in on the 3pm tour for the same day. Our guide was exceptional, we smashed through the mountains in our snowmobiles, the views were gorgeous. It was kind of an upper body workout lol but so fun once you get used to it. Bring a GoPro if you have one. Let loose and have some fun!

Amazing tours. Friendly staff, including the folks at the lodge as well as the guide. The trails…read moreare groomed. Mix of views driving through the trees, some open meadows, and along trails overlooking the mountains. I'd happily do it again. Worth every penny and I did the 1.75 hour guided tour.