At 6:00 a.m. we arrived at JFK airport. Our three hour layover was quite taxing. Finally, at 9:45, our flight left and we arrived in Syracuse a short time later. I arrived at my dorm to find that the power was off and that I would have to lug my three HEAVY bags up ten floors. That was not fun.
And that's all for my Spring Break trip to Utah! It was very fun, and it was great to finally experience some big mountain skiing out west.
Our final day of skiing since we would be leaving at 11:59 on March 14, 2003. We decided to return to Alta for our final ski day. It was overcast and colder in the valley as we headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon. It began snowing as we pulled into Alta's parking lot, and it only started to snow even harder as we put on our ski gear. By the time we made it to the top of the Sunnyside lift, it was a complete white-out. Welcome to Alta!
After carefully considering Brighton as our next ski destination, we ultimately decided to take the safe bet and explore Snowbird again.
This day would be our only off day from skiing. We couldn't go to Las Vegas (for various reasons), so we went to Park City instead. Thursday was the warmest day, so far. Temperatures reached almost 75 in the valley. In Park City, the temperatures were cooler, but 55 degrees isn't exactly cold! The town and all the Park City resorts were virtually empty.
We decided to check out Snowbasin Resort on this day. We'd heard good things from those who've skied it, and, of course, the Olympic downhill was held there last year, so we figured it would be nice. Well, it was nice, but the skiing wasn't so great.
Went to Alta Ski Area on this day. We parked in the Albion Basin lot. Partly cloudy skies throughout the day with the sun peeking through at times. Headed over to Germania. Skied the trails under Germania all morning with one ride up the Wildcat lift and a run down Stimulation for a little variety. We then went back to Germania.
We woke to partly sunny skies and relatively mild temperatures in the valley. The drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon to Snowbird took only about 15 minutes since Draper is located near the mouth of the canyon.
Left Syracuse at about 5 pm for Salt Lake City, Utah! Arrived in Utah at 11:00 pm. Tom's Godparents picked us up at the airport and brought us back to their house in Draper where we would stay for the week.