Closing day at Snowbasin

Although a bit cool, this Sunday looked like a promising day and I convinced Evelyne that we ought to spend it in Snowbasin, skiing for a last time together this season. The temperature was starting to rise but the snow remained good while we skied until about 1:30 pm when we finally called it quit. There were lots of people skiing and riding, some in pretty wild disguise or skimpy attire in spite of the cool temperatures; after all these were great ways to celebrate the conclusion of a great snow year! We then enjoyed an excellent lunch in the magnificent, if not ostentatious base lodge, and visited the small and still unsophisticated town of Huntsville that stands in stark contrast with the luxury of the mountain lodges; that still rural community seats on the shores of a small lake some ten miles down valley. Unless Snowbasin develops its own accommodations at the resort and offers a significant critical mass in terms of available beds, this excellent mountain is only likely to remain a weekend playground for the folks living around Ogden and its luxury lodges will never really serve the well-to-do clientèle it was intended for…