Skiing the Canyons - Great ambitions but I really can not recommend this ski resort. The Canyons Resort was created from a resort that was Park West then Wolf Mountain and today it is the Canyons. Lots of money was funneled into this resort but developers made one fatal flaw; they placed the base of the mountain about 1000 ft too low. Not being able to park at the Red Lodge area is horrible because the terrain below the Gondola never has enough snow to ski.

Lets talk about what Canyons has in mind for your family of four on a busy day. You park at the lower lot and jump on a sky bridge for ten minutes. Get lift passes and get on the Gondola for another 10-15 minutes. A half hour later, you are at Red Lodge area and ready to ski.

Let assume you are an expert skier or intermediate in search of powder. The situation gets worst because you must take another lift in order to get to Ninety-nine 90, the intermediate/expert ski area. To be fair; once you make the 45 minute commute to Ninety-nine 90, things get good. You can find powder and the lifts are quick. Bottom line: be sure to bring your patience when you go to the Canyons Ski Resort. Mark

Skiing the Canyons - This mountain may be one of the greatest success stories of modern american skiing. It was an outpost that had once been a locals' favorite but had been dormant for several seasons before being picked up by skilift cowboy Les Otten and given a facelift. Now it boasts 3,000 vertical feet and 3,500 acres of Utah pow. Another rare outpost for treeskiing, I always jump on the opportunity to go there if called by a photographer. When I first went up there, I was expecting to be disappointed, especially since Alta/Snowbird and all the backcountry around there had been heavily tracked out for days. I found a ski area bigger than Aspen with a bunch of people skiing on the groomers. I simply had to go to the side of any trail to find tons of pow! Since that day I have been known to hound photographers and see if they want to go out there... the resort management is more than friendly and I find that to be a rarity in this business today. The photographers are always stoked as well, because they have known now for years that if you want to go for some nice powder shots, the canyons is a virtual warehouse. Joey Smallwood

Skiing at the Canyons - Years ago I skied when it was called Wolf Mountain. Even then it was a great little ski resort. But now, WOW!! They’ve added so much more to the resort it’s unbelievable. There is so much to offer, groomers, glade skiing, out of bounds skiing, Canyons has it all. One thing I do not like about The Canyons is it is so spread out. I have to take a few chairs to get from one side to the other. Victor Taugher

Skiig at the Canyons - I only skied one day there, and we had a friend guide us around for a while, then we all split up. We got lost and a blizzard with fog blew in, and visibility was so bad we had to leave. Not knowing where we were wasn’t a good thing, and with bad visibility, it’s pretty dangerous.

We were on a cat track trying to get down from the top, and there were black ungroomed runs on the edge where it just dropped away. Scary for me, but I wasn’t a good skier then. I’d have to say that I’d like to go back in good weather. It seems like a great place to ski….varied terrain, nice cruisers through the trees, and a great atmosphere down below. We’ll try it again on our next trip out West. Bonni