I think a beginner would be very happy. Brighton went out of its way to cut a green down from one of the highest points in the resort. Solitude has a nice mix of greens and blues that lets young skiers progress at a comfortable pace.

These are great hills for young skiers and a great into to the Rockies.

Sorry, I don't know much about the transport. I've usually taken the Light rail/bus link from downtown -- I think it's $6 this year.

Thanks, Repete, for your suggestions. We're so pleased w/ your letting us know about Solitude & Brighton--they seem so perfect for our family, and we're excited about the trip.

We decided that we'd love to stay close to the slopes. In case anybody else in our situation of wanting 2 rooms for a family of 4, this is what we found:

....suites at the hotels in Sandy for about $150 to $180,
....suite at Silver Fork is about $200, which is 3 miles from Brighton & 1 mile from Solitude (I think)
....condos at Solitude are about 330 (I had originally thought $220 but that's off-season).

We decided that we'd love to be close to the slopes (would have LOVED to be at the condos at Solitude), and staying at Silver Fork got us close but saved a bit of money.

But, of course, an important question is whether Silver Forks provides decent accomodations? I imagine it does--it's small, 8 rooms, i think, but would love any feedback if any of you know.

Again, Thanks!

Joy

Joy,

For a shuttle from SLC to Deer Valley, try the Yellow Cab Express. I stumbled upon them before we went a couple weeks ago and I my group was so happy with them. It's basically the Yellow Cab, but from what our driver told us..the shuttles have some sort of agreement with the airport. So the cab company can't advertise as much as the shuttle companies. Anyways..it was worth it and it was direct. Check out the website.

http://www.yellowcabutah.com/pricing.html

Hope that helps!

Amy

Thanks, Amy. We'll check with them.

Joy