Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
New to the forums and headed to Utah for first time as well, have enjoyed my reading of posts on many topics.
I was hoping to get some hire car info, we expect to be spending a bit of time skiing Snow basin and a run to Powder mountain looks appealing.
just wondering would conventional 2 wheel drive car be legally required to carry chains or likely to need chains driving to these locations from Ogden area?
Would we be better to hire a 4 wheel drive?
and finally can anyone point us to a good reliable local rental mob who can rent at a good rate, we dont need new car just reliable with a heater. anyone doing something a bit more used at cheaper rates?
thanks for your advice
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 10-09-11 2:07; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I spent a season at Park City and drove to all of the ski areas with the exception of Brian Head.
Regular 2-wheel drive. Never chained up. Never got stuck.
If the signs were flashing for chaining up then I'd park at the base of the canyon and get the free bus up.
If there's a group of you (4 or more) then stump up for as big a vehicle as you can. Will make the commutes more comfortable.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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f the snow is bad, the gates get shut and the road is closed. Was glad of 4*4 a couple of times coming back down from epic powder days though
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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4WD is a distinct bonus - as Bones has said the police do patrol the base of the Cottonwoods.
I have taken a 2WD up to Alta plenty of times without them, but always in clear weather. I would most definitely not want to be up there ill-equipped in a snow storm.
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Might as well save your money and hire a 2WD, the American's don't make a decent 4x4 anyway. I hired a Ford Expedition once, big V8, put your foot down it just made more noise. Total pile of crap.
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When I was in SLC a couple of years back we hired a Ford Flex which is a ridiculous looking thing but fit 6 of us in with all our gear and had enough 4x4 ability to get us around despite it snowing 3 1/2 feet in 24 hours, didn't cost more than a Renault Twingo when I hired one in France last year.
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I was glad I had a 4x4 in Utah in 2010. But it was a Ford POS.
Funny that in JH we usually end up getting a scooby from Alamo, different customer markets I guess.
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Ford Flex which is a ridiculous looking thing
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rggdxb, Over sized Mini - saw plenty 2 years ago but none this year so must have not been popular
SUV's arent that expensive to hire over there especially if you are splitting the costs - fuel too is dirt cheap, with roads easy to navigate you can acess plenty of places.
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