Wasatch Parking / Driving / Gondola/ Bus / How does my Ikon Pass work?

[One (+) Sentence]

Simple. This is a case of the majority ruining it for the minority. For every educated person using the gate as you describe, there'd be 20 jerrys ending up in locations where they need to take a lift to get back and don't have a pass at that resort, inevitably creating a mess.

...probably more like take the bus or hitch or walk. Nobody NEEDS a chairlift to get from Alta to Snowbird or vice versa.

edit: unless I suppose it's a skier dropping into Mineral Basin from Alta.

[east or bust]

...probably more like take the bus or hitch or walk. Nobody NEEDS a chairlift to get from Alta to Snowbird or vice versa.

edit: unless I suppose it's a skier dropping into Mineral Basin from Alta.

Yea, I think someone would eventually realize those are the options after talking to the “manager.” When the “manager” has to have that conversation 50 times a day is when they put the RFID gate at the boundary.

[Core Shot]

...probably more like take the bus or hitch or walk. Nobody NEEDS a chairlift to get from Alta to Snowbird or vice versa.

edit: unless I suppose it's a skier dropping into Mineral Basin from Alta.

Yes. Morons. And Tourons.

But it could be like a backcountry gate. With big warning signs. You are leaving the resort.

Say you have ikon. Ski Alta. Want to end up at the bird to hang with friends. Doesn’t make sense to burn a bird day just to gravity down the other side of the ridge.

[BobMc]

Morons and tourons… Jesus dude, the only gate to be scanned at is in Mineral. If you want to ski Alta and end up at Snowbird it isn’t rocket surgery.

[Core Shot]

Morons and tourons… Jesus dude, the only gate to be scanned at is in Mineral. If you want to ski Alta and end up at Snowbird it isn’t rocket surgery.

Brain fart. I always forget about the lower crossovers. Just started getting back to lcc after decades of elsewhere.

But criss cross. Say you want to go from mineral to Alta to finish. Why scan?


PS. Like the “rocket surgery” phrase. I’m stealing that.

[Xover]

In case there's any SW ridge scramblers in here.

https://udot.utah.gov/connect/2024/07/01/udot-to-install-new-remote-avalanche-control-systems-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/

[Xover]

In case there's any SW ridge scramblers in here.

http://https://udot.utah.gov/connect/2024/07/01/udot-to-install-new-remote-avalanche-control-systems-in-little-cottonwood-canyon/

[raisingarizona13]

How do locals feel about the 16 towers going up on Superior?

I have a FB frond that's clearly very upset about em so I'm curious what others are thinking.

[brutah]

I don’t care. It’s something that’s necessary for winter access in LCC given that WW2 ammo is no longer available for avalanche migration. And I enjoy skiing in LCC.

[Dantheman]

The visual impact to the ridgeline is unfortunate, but necessary. There have been Gazex units up to there for years, but if you weren't looking for them you didn't see them. The Wyssens are going to be a lot more visible.

[ASmileyFace]

I don't have any personal skin in the game, but the few friends (and friends-of-friends) of mine who help with the howitzer are generally happy so that makes me think it is worth the visual impact.

[tBatt]

The comments on UDOTcc's Instagram post are wild.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C84Yu8kRJr9/?hl=en&img_index=1

"Just buy another Howitzer. Simple"

"We need lawyers"

"Where am I going to train this summer?"

"Are the construction workers going to chase me down and arrest me?"

"There's already a road that goes around the slide path"

[Boissal]

The comments on UDOTcc's Instagram post are wild.

The sense of entitlement is staggering. I'm sure the same people were shitting themselves in rage this winter over the closures.
But what are all the S ridge lovers gonna do this summer? Clearly there are no other scrambles in the area that are already a Strava segment, how will they spray??


Driving down from Brighton yesterday I was reminded that we had entered the oh so pleasurable canyon construction season. Alternating traffic on the bridge below Storm Mountain was really slowing things down but this dude really didn't help:



Right below the powerplant. No idea how he managed to roll himself, the road isn't perfectly straight but those aren't exactly high-speed sharp curves. Strong effort!

[alias_rice]

When did pio buy a Ford?

[Dantheman]

My guess would be drifted into the shoulder (likely due to phone use) and overcorrected. I suppose we should just be glad he didn't kill anyone in the process.