Needles Lodge

Best lodges anywhere (just like Sun valley). For long black diamond groomed runs, head for John Paul lift. Both the John Paul and Needles lodges on top of the mountain are exquisite with amazing views. Great terrain options. Plenty of fun long groomed runs. It's like a bigger version of Sun Valley without the cute town.

Friendly staff, great facilities! Would enjoy riding again on a powder day! The bathrooms are extravagant, as are the light fixtures and chandeliers...no idea why, but I did enjoy having nice facilities. New lifts, gondolas, etc... curious lack of and/or small size concession areas, but again, the bathrooms are amazing. The base has what looks like some fine dining options. Or maybe they are regular dining options and I couldn't tell because the whole Lodge was decked out. Either way it was a nice place with friendly people and I think the steeps would be amazing on a powder day!

The people who choose Snowbasin feel that because the Olympics were held there in 2002 that the objective is to go as fast as humanly possible. There are no rules there. Normally you would be mindful of the people below you. But not at Snowbasin. If you're not doing 84mph on a narrow blue trail then you're wrong. The bathrooms were very elegant and the smoked turkey sandwich was amazing.