Talk:Snowbird, Utah

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I propose that Snowbird (ski resort) be merged into this article, Snowbird, Utah. The two articles currently almost entirely duplicate each other, with the exception of one sentence about the unincorporated area of Snowbird in this article. Snowbird, Utah is a more common search term than Snowbird (ski resort), and if the two articles are merged, they should go to the more common name. Alternatively the content about the ski resort could be removed from Snowbird, Utah, leaving a stub about the unincorporated area, with a link to Snowbird (ski resort). I see no advantage to this, because the limited information we have on the unincorporated area can easily be included in the article about the ski resort, and we would have to continually patrol Snowbird, Utah to prevent duplication from springing up again. Baileypalblue (talk) 11:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, merge and redirect Snowbird (ski resort) to Snowbird, Utah. DeMoN2009 16:24, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barring any last-minute objections, I will go ahead and perform the merger in a few hours. Baileypalblue (talk) 18:25, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Baileypalblue (talk) 02:41, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think the pictures are weak on this page. I have a good inventory of skiing pictures that I took, I would like to add a few that are representative of skiing at Snowbird Resort. Glenncz (talk) 22:17, 27 November 2010 (UTC) GlennCz (talk)[reply]

I agree. In fact, the main picture isn't even Snowbird, so that should be fixed ASAP. 05 April 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.199.50.231 (talk) 17:36, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I might do this later. But we should add a few more critical images such as logo, trail map, and course names. A famous resort like this should have more information. Yskwiki (talk) 00:05, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's easy to find reliable sources that Snowbird stays open later, but not because of the Forest Service. A quick web search shows that Snowbird stays open later because it has snow later, and skiers have access to higher elevation snow with the tram. This article quotes the Forest Service: "The conclusion of winter operations is a business decision made by the Ski Area Permit holder... There are occasionally a few exceptions where the Forest Service requires seasonal closures due to wildlife considerations, but this is not the norm."

Barring any objection I'm taking out the reference to private land vs Forest Service, and leave in only that they tend to stay open later. Lee Choquette (talk) 16:32, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]