> First tram up on a powder day at Snowbird deserves all 5 stars but after that, it's a legitimate 1 star experience.

If you're a spoiled local like me, and only 3 feet of powder, only in the chutes where everyone goes, if that's the only thing worth considering, then I can understand your statement there. But even though I'm spoiled, I've never had anything close to a 1 star experience at Snowbird even on the groomers. I've skied there in 30-below when the snow actually stops working, and I still wouldn't call it 1 star. 1 star is what you get on the east coast and in California, when you compare it to Utah. We don't even have 1 star anywhere in Utah. Anyway, hit more Mineral Basin, I can usually find powder there days after any snowfall. Or find a friend with the early bird pass, Tram opens at 7am for a few "lucky" people.

> The sad part is Snowbird is tracked within an hour after any snowfall. First tram up on a powder day at snowbird deserves all 5 stars but after that, it's a legitimate 1 star experience.

And this is why I'm into ski touring these days. Crowds are minimal to non-existent.

> The sad part is Snowbird is tracked within an hour after any snowfall

Is there any resort where this is not the case?

I'm a solid intermediate snow boarder. Snowbird is uniquely steep/aggressive imo. Most other great mountains like Breck or whistler etc. have a combination of relaxing and tough. Snowbird just feels tough almost all the way down.

Good snow probably makes snowbird amazing, limited or tracked snow sucks there more than other places imo.

I don't think it's been like this in tahoe

Powder Mountain!