I see what you're doing here. What kind of car do you have, and how much do you charge?So you could likely stay at a nice place in Sandy and hire a chauffeur to drive you to the hill for less than sharing a room at GMD?
I see what you're doing here. What kind of car do you have, and how much do you charge?So you could likely stay at a nice place in Sandy and hire a chauffeur to drive you to the hill for less than sharing a room at GMD?
Yep I stayed there a few years ago too. Great accommodationWell 20 yrs ago we stayed here in Sandy for the ESA at Brighton. Has basic kitchen to cook.
Looks like $90/night with taxes.
Still talking about it at this point, but we'll be looking at accommodations along those lines. Yep, we may get burned on canyon closures, but unless we come up with a phenomenal group rate, this is much more in our budget. Assuming we go IKON, I'd like to take a couple days at Snowbasin too.Well 20 yrs ago we stayed here in Sandy for the ESA at Brighton. Has basic kitchen to cook.
Looks like $90/night with taxes.
https://www.extendedstayamerica.com/hotels/UT/salt-lake-city/sandy
Last SLC Gathering I had FOMO with 30+" of fresh powder in LCC. I drove to Snowbasin for 18" of fresh snow and made fresh tracks all day. Thank you @4ster for showing us around!Still talking about it at this point, but we'll be looking at accommodations along those lines. Yep, we may get burned on canyon closures, but unless we come up with a phenomenal group rate, this is much more in our budget. Assuming we go IKON, I'd like to take a couple days at Snowbasin too.
Sure, with five likes within two hours of posting, get yourself a Farbman chest of drawers in the basement, good to go...Maybe I should rent out my basement and offer car service to altabird as well.
I’m doing Big Sky/Targhee late February so this would be a great incentive to swing down to SLC!We are trying to work on lodging options so if you make reservations, make sure there is a cancelation option so if what we can get is better, you can switch. As to when we will know wha these will be? I don't have that answer yet, but we are working on it.
It is very likely that a house or two will be rented at the base of little and big cottonwood canyons. They are rented and filled with gathering friends. Watch for posts along those lines.Would staying in a suburb of Salt Lake City be a bad option? How long would the drive be from say the southeast end of town to Alta or Snowbird? How’s the drive in on weekends? Hopefully not like I-70?
GMD or Peruvian is less than 300/night pp all in with a great breakfast and dinner and since Covid the GMD has limited the cafe/bar area to guests only which is nice for après.
Yup2022-23 rates are up and GMD is now $430 a night pp and $643 double occupancy for next Feburary. I'm going to have to re-think my plan to stay there. It would be $5,300 with tax for me and my son.
That's a big jump - last trip Feb 2022 we paid just under $300/night pp double occupancy on our group rate. And in Covid years they switched from full dinner service to buffet. Hey, I get it, inflation and all that but you are correct that's getting quite spendy.2022-23 rates are up and GMD is now $430 a night pp and $643 double occupancy for next Feburary. I'm going to have to re-think my plan to stay there. It would be $5,300 with tax for me and my son.
That's a big jump - last trip Feb 2022 we paid just under $300/night pp double occupancy on our group rate. And in Covid years they switched from full dinner service to buffet. Hey, I get it, inflation and all that but you are correct that's getting quite spendy.
If you're a gambler and can get free cancellation with rental cars, you ought to reserve an economy car too, esp if it's 50% less than SUV. Then a few days before your trip check the weather report and possibly go with the economy car if little snow is forecasted. You'd still have the UTA buses (free for IKON pass holders) as your backup if there's a surprise snow.Yeah, it's a big jump but I've read that lodging pricing in general is up. I guess they're trying to make up for lost revenue from 2020 and 2021.
The combined cost of 3 nights in Midvale, 4 nights at GMD and a $1,100 SUV rental is still less than the cost of staying at GMD the whole time and using the Alta Shuttle.
EDIT: I was really surprised with the SUV rental cost. Usually when I reserve one this far out the price is around $600 all-in. I guess they're not letting that happen anymore.
If you're a gambler and can get free cancellation with rental cars, you ought to reserve an economy car too, esp if it's 50% less than SUV. Then a few days before your trip check the weather report and possibly go with the economy car if little snow is forecasted. You'd still have the UTA buses (free for IKON pass holders) as your backup if there's a surprise snow.