Utah: The greatest snow on Earth, but the worst terrain in Northern America

Really?  Your probably right, there is no good terrain in Utah.  Your probably better served scoping out the good stuff in Ohio or maybe Pennsylvania.

I tend to stick inbounds, but the one time I went back country; off the Supreme lift at Alta was wicked great!

It sucks don't come here. The mountains are way to steep for skiing. Total effing disaster. etc...

Utah, worst terrain in N. America.  Wow.  I'll have to try Saskatchewan, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas...

I would agree that the scrub oak crap (moose food), makes access at the lower elevations pretty difficult at times.  I have multiple slash marks on all my ski clothing from shinning & ducking that sh!t.

JF

Backcountry sucks here. Powder too. Stay home.

Nobody mentioned the snakes?  Lots of snakes there, too. 

One of the great parts of driving thru UT is in fact looking at the terrain.  But, it's one of those states where snake aversion training is a good idea for your BC pooch.  For Fido's sake if nothing else, CO may be a better bet.

This is why I live in New Jersey! 

The worst and deadliest are the white ones that give no warning found in exactly the area where you were skiiing, and year round!    

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The worst and deadliest are the white ones that give no warning found in exactly the area where you were skiiing, and year round!    

Snow snakes! Yikes!

twistedkeys you are a clueless gaper that is  going to kill yourself, or a a troll. If you do not know what troll is then you are a clueless gaper that is going to kill themselves.

If snow is sticking to something and you say 'its to steep to ski(for you)" it is skiable but most likely its also avalanche prone which you nothing about.

the thing is from your post you have business attempting this and its once a in blue moon when there is enough snow to do this!

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True, honestly I'm a new skier (and I'm not afraid to tell anyone!) and I just can't ski straight down a mountain. But as far as that goes I think my point is fairly accurate. At least considering where I live and how young the year is according to Huhh.

 

those guys in the video arent going straight down the mountain are they?

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twistedkeys you are a clueless gaper that is  going to kill yourself, or a a troll. If you do not know what troll is then you are a clueless gaper that is going to kill themselves.

 

If snow is sticking to something and you say 'its to steep to ski(for you)" it is skiable but most likely its also avalanche prone which you nothing about.

 

the thing is from your post you have business attempting this and its once a in blue moon when there is enough snow to do this!

 

 

 

 

 

Can't do that in the East.

Worst terrain in North America? Have you been to Houston?

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They have snow in Houston? 

Exactly.

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Exactly.

As we say around here, "that's bizaaah"
 

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What are your thoughts on Utah's backcountry?

The Wasatch front has good snow and some good terrain.  But it's a relatively small range, very close to a large metro=lot's of pressure on the BC.  Often by 20 somethings that just moved out from NJ.  It's the summit county of the BC!

Ability to ski the fall-line keeps descents fun, no doubt.

Wow.  Really?  I didn't know it was possible to get that much "fail" into one post.

twistedkeys, if you're going to be a backcountry skier you clearly need to learn a bunch about terrain selection and about keeping yourself safe.  However, you're not likely to have anyone to learn from if you dis the local skiing and call the local skiers "pussies."  Get over yourself, park the know-it-all attitude, get a little humble and open your mind to learning.

I'm pretty willing, generally speaking, to take a newbie out and show him/her around, but there's not an ice cube's chance in hell I'd take somebody with the attitude you exhibited in your OP out for a ski day.  Why?  Because you're just as likely to get me killed as you are to kill yourself.  Screw that.  

FWIW, Utah has absolutely amazing backcountry terrain.  I don't know where you live, but I'd be willing to bet that you don't know enough to know how to spot a good line.  Given that you live in Utah there's likely a local cadre of experienced backcountry skiers where you live who DO know how to spot a good line.  These are people you want to get to know, but they aren't going to give you the time of day unless you adjust your attitude.

Go to the Utah Avalanche Center website, get yourself in an avy class.  Chances are that you'll meet some folks who know their way around where you live.  Be a sponge.  And then get back to us with some photos of all of the garbage skiing to be found in Utah.  

Now, Mountaingirl, don't go telling twistedkeys to lose his 'tude and get humble.  I'm finding his posts and the responses to them VERY amusing!!!  Why ruin a good thing???

As a hot tip, I understand Lubbock, Texas, got hit with quite a bit snow over the last few days, and I'm sure there's some friendlier terrain around there!