Powder Mountain resort has 5,500 acres of terrain, much of it backcountry, as well as cat and heli-skiing. Intermediates won't be disappointed either, with 113 runs to plough down.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukYou can make your own trails in fresh powder and it's rare to see another skier.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukSweet revenge - some of Utah's run names feed the imagination.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukExclusive Snowbasin provides lodges that would not look out of place in a five-star hotel and food to match. However lift passes and meals are not overpriced.Photograph: Snowbasin resort/PRUpmarket Deer Valley resort in Park City has banned snowboarders from its 1,825 acres.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukPark City Mountain Resort is easily accessible from the city, via free shuttle buses. Its wide open runs are rarely crowded.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukA view of some of The Canyons' 152 runs. The resort offers the most lift-served terrain in the entire state.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.ukThe lack of snowfall early this season has made snowmaking a necessity.Photograph: Liane Katz/guardian.co.uk
