The adventurous may wish to consider driving two hours north of Salt Lake City to Logan, Utah, to ski the aptly-named Powder Mountain, or another 3 hours further north from there to check out the spectacular scenery of Wyoming's Grand Tetons and the wicked and wide-open terrain of Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee resorts.
The legendary Utah "Pow", the fine, deep powder snow of Utah, is definetly superior on the western (Salt Lake City) side of the Wasatch Range than on the eastern flank. Thus, hard-core ski bums and powder hounds will be better served by avoiding the hoardes of tourist families infesting the Canyons/Park City/Deer Valley resort megalopolis, and instead stick with the local ski bums and the deep Pow found at Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, and Solitude.
Don't forget that Alta is a skier's-only mountain, while Brighton sports a totally sick terrain park for the youthful boarders in your life. Consider purchasing a day ski-demo package instead of a straight equipment rental, as with the former you can try any number of different all-mountain fatty skis, which offer a much better ride in the deep powder than the narrower glacier carving skis familiar to European skiers.
Remember to pack a few of bottles of duty free spirits with you, as the pickings in Utah, with it's teetotal Morman population, can be rather slim.
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