Huntsville, UT

Snowbasin

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davidlc2
Experience: 18.1 years 15 played 3 reviews
3.50 star(s)

COURSE UPDATE! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 23, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

Course has been changed a lot since the last review in 2013. That being said, there's a fair amount of inaccurate information that applies to the old layout of the course.

I hadn't played the older course before, at least not the one depicted in the posted pictures for Snowbasin on this website, but it seems they lengthened out the holes quite a bit. That provides some added challenge that wasn't there before. Holes 2 and 3 are listed as par 5's and many holes are par 4. Realistically, one could argue lower par numbers for a few of the holes, but the longer holes are no slouches.

Mix of backhand and forehand throws

Excellent views when you come here, so even if you aren't playing your best round, it's an amazing place to visit and hike around

Sturdy tee blocks with rubber pads makes for a sure footed drive

Good signage and maps provided at the lodge

Lots of elevation change. Holes 1-3 are very uphill, and the last few are very downhill. Some neutral as well. The downhill shots are different than most types of throws you encounter on other courses, and provide some extra challenge









Cons:

Tee pads are a little short so you'll find yourself condensing your run-up on a few holes

Bike trail zig-zags throughout much of the course so you have to give bikers the right of way. Not usually too bad a problem

Baskets weren't incredible quality, but were plenty manageable





Other Thoughts:

I skipped holes 3-5 due to lack of time but would have loved to play them based on what they looked like on the map. Is seems like the course designer took some ideas mentioned in previous reviews and made some longer holes, as well as using trees on some of the holes. Most were fairly open though. Bring some water because you'll be doing some hiking. Holes 1-3 are where pretty much all the uphill takes place. Course finishes with a nice, short downhill shot that takes accuracy and distance control. Fairly manageable fairways, but there is potential for losing a disc of you go in the rough

Overall, I feel like they did a decent job at bringing more variety and difficulty to the updated course. Wish I could've played all the holes. Not too many people aside from the occasional hiker and or biker. It's a little out of the way, but if you are in the area, this course is worth the visit.
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TheGrim
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 75 played 45 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Underrated 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 3, 2013 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

The course is just a short trip up the canyon from Ogden and offers some great views in the mountains with a lot of fresh air.

They just installed (today) new rubber tee pads that are really nice. Fully framed and solid for throwing. It's a huge improvement from what was there previously. The amateur pads are still wood chips, but that's acceptable to me.

The staff is extremely helpful in providing a course map and directions.

They make pretty good use of elevation changes. You get a couple uphill (Holes 1 and 5) throws and a few downhill (6, 8 and 9) with some level ones mixed in.

Tee signs are very helpful. They make it easy to determine where the baskets are, (not that it's hard they are almost all out in the wide open). The distance ratings seem off to me though, the holes were really short.

Cons:

The course is kind of bitter sweet. They had all this potential and instead they only utilize trees on holes 5 and 7, the rest are wide open shots, most of which can be hit with your mid or putter. Even the elevation shots downhill are so short that I overthrew them with my putter (6 and 8).

The baskets are Disc Catcher temp baskets with one ring of chains. Again, so close but flopping at the end. I only chained out on one hole in two rounds but still.

The new tee pads are a tad short. This doesn't matter too much as you don't need a runup on most of the holes, but on the ones you may want one they are about a foot or two short. Not a huge con.

Other Thoughts:

Overall I was pleasantly surprised with this course. It's not amazing by any means, but it is certainly better than the 2.08 it had at this writing. Even without the new tee pads I'd have rated it a solid 2.5+ so with them it gets a 3.

The course is being re-designed in the spring, at which time this course review will be out-dated anyhow. They are only planning to do 9 holes still which is disappointing.
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Disc chaser
Experience: 12.3 years 35 played 13 reviews
1.50 star(s)

dull 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 18, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Free bottom loop
-Good mountain air and nice views
-Not many pros to name except that technically, it is actual disc golf with ok baskets and poor tee pads

Cons:

If you love challenging and creative course design, don't bother with this course. Wide open and uninteresting. Plus the native plants grow tall out in the open so you can watch your disc land and still spend 15 min looking. The tragic part is that there are wooded areas in abundance close by. Plenty of scenic beauty and potential. This course just needs to be relocated into the pines and redesigned by a knowledgeable player/designer who is familiar with risk/reward and obstacles.
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kingk6
Experience: 14.6 years 47 played 8 reviews
1.50 star(s)

Beautiful area, less-beautiful course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 9, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

The scenery is gorgeous. The tee signs are easy to find and they have great info on them regarding hole distance and elevation change. The course does seem to flow and only a few pins were tough to find from the tee boxes.

The pins do have pink flags on top which make them much easier to see than unmarked pins.

Cons:

The tee pads are pretty ugly. They're a mix between wood chips, good-sized rocks, and black tarp. The brush isn't too long, but will irritate your calves if you're wearing shorts. There are no garbage bins to be seen, or benches at any of the tee boxes.

The course is also uncreatively designed. Aside from two tucked-away pins, each hole is a straight shot to the basket, and few holes are longer than 300 ft. It could qualify as a pitch-n-putt dg course, if there was such a thing.

Other Thoughts:

I only played the first 9 (at the bottom of the hill) so I don't know if paying the gondola fee would be worth it to play the upper 9, but if the lower 9 is any indication, save your money and just play the lower 9 twice - or not.
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Memphis Newbie
Experience: 12.4 years 33 played 23 reviews
2.00 star(s)

wasted potential 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 17, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Stunning views
am and pro tees
Flourescent number signs to find next tee
score cards with map
tee signs with distance

Cons:

Complete lack of imagination in hole design--every hole, except two of them, is just a wide open shot without a single obstacle between the tee and the basket

However, even though there are no obstacles, there is a huge potential to lose a disc in the tall grass. We did not lose any discs, but we were very careful to keep an eye on our shots.

Other Thoughts:

There has been an effort to mow a narrow fairway and I really appreciate the work that has gone into this free course. The wood chip teepads are more than adequate. We had a good time (I took my nieces and nephews), but I just can't give a rating higher than 2 because of the boring and unimaginative hole design since, to me, that is the most important aspect of a disc golf course.
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adazm
Experience: 33 played 32 reviews
4.00 star(s)

best 9 hole course you've played 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

wow! talk about existing under the radar. 9 wonderful holes along the base on snow basin. for free!
ample elevation change! is at foot of ski slope after all. good mix of longer and shorter holes. a creek behind one of the early holes to dunk your hat in.
feet markers are alarmingly accurate!
plenty of trees.
just everything you could hope for in a 9 hole free dg course at the base of a ski slope!

Cons:

ummmm, only 9 holes?
but guess what, you can play them twice, for free.
the real issue is that if you were ever in this region of earth, you would play Solitude for sure.

Other Thoughts:

came here not knowing what to expect and had a gorgeous time.
8th course out of 9 on week long road trip, in no way a disappointment!
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JohnnyB
Experience: 20 years 9 played 2 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Needs work 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 18, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Nice area, beautiful views.

Cons:

The tee pads are a small patch of concave dirt with large rocks protruding. If you manage to drive without breaking your ankle consider yourself lucky.
The majority of the holes are short, expect to park most shots within 20' of the basket. That in no way effects how quick you'll play your round. The course is so overgrown that you'll be searching for that parked shot for 10-30 minutes. If you find your disc at all.
It took over 2 hours with 3 lost discs to finish nine holes.

Other Thoughts:

The area has tons of potential and a few of the hole layouts weren't that bad.
This is a challenging course, much in the way that tennis would be a greater challenge if you were forced to play with a spoon.
As it stands the course is unacceptable in my book. They need to get some real teepads and at the very least trim down the 5' tall grass from the fairways and greens.
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Justin H
Experience: 19.9 years 78 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Basin 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 19, 2008 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

course is located on an upscale ski resort with million dollar logdes and restrooms to match. A resturaunt is located at the top. disc golf equipment is available to rent. free score cards when you buy a lift pass. Beautiful environment for dgolf. The bottom loop is free to play.

Cons:

high price for a lift ticket to only play nine holes. The fee seems to be going up every year.
- Discatcher sports.
-rough, undeveloped tee pads

Other Thoughts:

course was redesigned in 2007. The new design is big improvement from what was almost an impossible layout.
this course has the potential to be world class, someday.
Great get away for other activities too.
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