Starling Travel

Every summer Mike and I make sure that we go up to Snowbird Ski Resort. We don’t ski and we hate crowds, so Snowbird at this time of the year is unpleasant, crowded and expensive. It’s not expensive for a ski resort, but for someone who isn’t planning on skiing, the hotel rooms are too much for me to spend.

In the summer, however, the hotel rooms can go as low as $75 a night. There are a lot less people there and the wildlife deign to visit sometimes. Mike and I went to Snowbird last August and here is the collection of pictures we took while we were there.

While we were there, we ate at the pizza joint at the lodge. For the evening, we ate at Aerial restaurant, which is a place that you probably want to dress up for a little bit. It was our anniversary, so we were already dressed up. By the way, the goat cheese tower isn’t nearly as tall as we expected when we ordered it. We expected something similar to the tower of onion rings that they will serve at those restaurants where they have junk nailed to the walls. Instead of ten inches of goat cheese, we were served an inch and a half of goat cheese and beets. It tasted really good, but it didn’t really live up to its name.

Truly, the best part of Snowbird in the summer is the privacy and the beautiful mountains. There are hiking trails to explore. You can take the tram up to the top of the mountain and hike down or just ride the tram back down. The pot guts (ground squirrels) in the area are very shy and it takes a lot of patience to get them to take Cheese Nips from your hand. Don’t buy the low fat Cheese Nips. They won’t even go near them. We made that mistake once.

There have been many times when we have seen deer at Snowbird in the summer. Since there are so few people there, the deer are less timid. They will run away quickly if you encounter them, but at least you’ll get a chance to see them.

This time of year at Snowbird, it’s an active and busy place. The ski lifts are running non-stop and excited skiers fill the place with energy. In the summer, it is much more quiet and relaxed. The restaurants have shorter hours and the shops are abandoned. The ski lifts are dismantled and the lift chairs are stacked behind the buildings. I love Snowbird in the summer and I’m eagerly awaiting the season when things calm down up there.

Snowbird Ski Resort 1-800-232-9542