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Cliff Club at Snowbird Utah

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Was checking out places for vacations and on SFX-Sell off list there is the a 2 bedroom unit available the last week of January for the Cliff Club up at Snowbird.

Dont see that resort come up very often in the winter. Thought maybe a fellow tugger would be interested. Best snow, 2 wonderful ski resorts (Snowbird and Alta) and the Cliff Club is a wonderful timeshare. Stayed there many times as its only 13 minutes from my home.

This resort is located in Salt Lake, Utah in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Less than an hour from the airport (if weather conditions arent bad).
 
This is a great sighting.

Alta and Snowbird are the two best powder hills in the U.S.

And this place is a 40 minute shuttle ride from the Salt Lake City airport and a two minute walk to the base of the mountain.
 
Definitely the best ski hills in the country and I will miss them. Just listed my timeshare for sale at the Cliff Club, a yearly Platinum Crest unit (1,464 sq ft) three room lock off. Work has taken me overseas and the new baby is keeping us planted in Texas when I am home. Please pass on if there are interested parties that can use this place, I have owned it since 96'.
Thanks,
Scott "Flake" Snow
 
Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone had additional info on Cliff Club... my sense is that it is very much a quiet place, but happens to be on a great mountain. I was wondering if anyone had other information on the actual resort, units, and ease of booking. Other details on ownership and experience would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Harold
 
Snowbird (as well as Alta) exist primarily for skiing. The area is very quiet and there is no town and no real nightlife beyond the base lodges which have restaurants and bars and the usual apres ski amenities. That said, I love it and so does my family and friends who all ski. We visit for a week every year.

The east half of the Cliff Lodge are hotel rooms. The Cliff Lodge was built about 30 years ago so some aspects of the building design are a bit dated - namely the avalanche-proof concrete architecture of the building. However, Snowbird has been completely renovating the entire building over the last three years and it is an attractive and modern resort again. The Cliff Lodge has multiple upscale amenities - valet parking, a well regarded spa, multiple swimming pools and hot tubs, fitness center, business center, multiple restaurants, etc. The Cliff Lodge has the best designed ski lockers I've ever used and the building is true ski-in/out. The location is excellent for those that like skiing at Snowbird and the Cliff Lodge is the only real upscale resort in the Little Cottonwoods Canyons area (Snowbird and Alta).

The Cliff Club is the western portion of the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird - 54 two bedroom timeshare lockoff units which sleeps 10. There are two different configurations - the Crest unit and the Pinnacle unit. The Pinnacle units are bigger than the Crest unit and thus have a higher maintenance fee - approx $2000 vs $1500. The Pinnacle units have in-room washer/dryers and 4 person hot tubs on the outdoor balcony whereas the Crest units have 2 person hot tubs and no in-room washer/dryer. The Pinnacle are about 1682 sq ft vs the Crest which are 1452 sq ft.

The timeshare section is getting renovated this year and next. Really, the only dated aspect which may remain and I'm uncertain as to when it will get upgraded are the original bathrooms in each timeshare room. The bathrooms are literally 30 years old although they are functional. The staff at the Cliff Lodge are professional, laid back, and responsive. The Cliff Club has an independent, well run HOA. The relationship between the Cliff Club and Snowbird has always been good and friendly which makes things pretty easy and convenient. Similar to many ski timeshares, the main issue (in my mind) are the rising MFs which are largely driven by the silver shoulder week owners who go into default.

Weeks 51 and 52 are fixed week ownership. All the other ski season (platinum) weeks are permanently assigned a letter A-D. You list 5 weeks that you would like to reserve each year. Each year, they rotate through the letter weeks - A, B, C, D - so that every four years, your letter week you own will get highest priority for booking. There is no multi-week ownership advantage when booking your week. There is value to ski season weeks and you can sell for several thousand dollars. You can privately rent out your unit or you can have the hotel rent it out for you. If you have the Cliff Lodge rent your unit, I would guess that you would get more than half your MF as rental income after Snowbird has taken their cut.

Bottom line is that the Snowbird skiing is amongst the best in the country and I continue to receive a large amount of value from my Cliff Club ownership. I recommend it for serious skiers who know what they are looking for.
 
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Thank you! Incredibly helpful. I'm looking to get out there more regularly and have been looking at some timeshares on the market. Great to know that they are continuing to invest in updating the units. Everyone seems to comment on ski lockers :) Have a great season and thanks again for the info.
 
Recently bought a resale at the Cliff Club Lodge. Let me know if you have any questions.
 
dundey said:
Recently bought a resale at the Cliff Club Lodge. Let me know if you have any questions.
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I am about to purchase a resale unit. Curious how is your experience so far. Is it hard to get get your desired week in prime season (late Jan - March)?
 
Long time owner at the Iron Blosam and recently just sold one of my units there. However, in all the years I have been there I wished I had purchased at the Cliff. The Cliff has seemed like a much better run operation while the Blosam has consistently gone down hill. The only restaurant in the Blosam which used to be open breakfast, lunch, and dinner is now basically only open apre ski to 9'ish and the food is now, well horrible. The bar serves water downed over price drinks. Alternatively the Cliff offers several on and nearby off site dining options. The pool and spa areasat the Blosam are nice and generally kept clean but nothing like those at the Cliff. I pretty much stay there my home weeks so can't comment on availability at the Cliff. However, in general there is always availability at the Blosam. I think you'll be happy with you Cliff resale purchase.
 
Great convo. We love Alta and Snowbird.

Where is the best place to find Cliff resale listings? If you were to buy again what unit type would you buy for best MF value and experience for two skiing adults? We prefer a one bedroom vs. a studio.

Are the two bedrooms lockoffs? If so, does it trade in II or RCI? What is the trading power

What are reasonable resale prices? Are there any restrictions on resale buyers?

We work remotely. (ski in am/work in pm) How strong is the wifi?
 
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When we bought our resale we got a list of owners that were looking to sell from the resort. I contatced several and found a good deal. If I remember correctly, you have to but the entire 2BR unit (sleeps 10) but it can be locked off into 2 - 1BR's and a studio.

Never traded it, but did rent it out for the first time this year. In the 4 years we're owned we have not had an issue getting a prime ski week. They work on a rotating schedule A_B_C_D, every 4 years. The only yime we did not get our preferred week was when we had the year with the last priority. But still got a January week that year.
 
dundey said:
When we bought our resale we got a list of owners that were looking to sell from the resort. I contatced several and found a good deal. If I remember correctly, you have to but the entire 2BR unit (sleeps 10) but it can be locked off into 2 - 1BR's and a studio.

Never traded it, but did rent it out for the first time this year. In the 4 years we're owned we have not had an issue getting a prime ski week. They work on a rotating schedule A_B_C_D, every 4 years. The only yime we did not get our preferred week was when we had the year with the last priority. But still got a January week that year.
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Would you mind sharing how much you spend buying it on resale? I'm in the process of buying one and want to check if the price is fair. DM me if you'd like it privately.
 
CalGalTraveler said:
Great convo. We love Alta and Snowbird.

Where is the best place to find Cliff resale listings? If you were to buy again what unit type would you buy for best MF value and experience for two skiing adults? We prefer a one bedroom vs. a studio.

Are the two bedrooms lockoffs? If so, does it trade in II or RCI? What is the trading power

What are reasonable resale prices? Are there any restrictions on resale buyers?

We work remotely. (ski in am/work in pm) How strong is the wifi?
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Did you end up buying one?
 
Go to the canyons real estate site to see listings. You would be fine with a crest unit.
https://www.thecliffclub.net/ownership-opportunities/

Platinum season is what you want.
Everything is 3 units - Crest and Pinnacle.
2 one bedrooms with a king bed and pull out couch attached in the middle to a kitchen unit "studio"
Pinnacle has the hot tub on the balcony.
Crest doesn't have a private hottub or a washer dryer but there are free washer dryers in in hallway.

Every owner gets free access to the Cliff Spa which has a roof top pool and hottubs. Adult only. Or the family pool and hottubs.

I bought my Pinnacle for $17.5k in 2024 used it this year for the first time - it's pretty epic. There is a round robin of your week where scheduling and you submit the ideal week choices in Dec and find out in Feb what you ended up with. Folks do rent on Airbnb. I rented a 1 bed studio on the distressed rentals on TUG this year as it was just my partner and I traveling this year. It was an early Jan week and since I didn't get out and rent in advance I was stoked for the $800 - likely could have gotten more.

The ski ready room with lockers with heaters and walking out the door and skiing to the lift is pretty insane. Each unit has it's own locker so if you rent you aren't bothering anyone - they have their own.
Easiest ski on ski off I've every experienced. You walk 10 feet out the door put your skis on and ski down to the lift. When you come back you hop the bunny hill lift and ski back into the locker room. Never had it easier.
 
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superfriend620 said:
Go to the canyons real estate site to see listings. You would be fine with a crest unit.
https://www.thecliffclub.net/ownership-opportunities/

Platinum season is what you want.
Everything is 3 units - Crest and Pinnacle.
2 one bedrooms with a king bed and pull out couch attached in the middle to a kitchen unit "studio"
Pinnacle has the hot tub on the balcony.
Crest doesn't have a private hottub or a washer dryer but there are free washer dryers in in hallway.

Every owner gets free access to the Cliff Spa which has a roof top pool and hottubs. Adult only. Or the family pool and hottubs.

I bought my Pinnacle for $17.5k in 2024 used it this year for the first time - it's pretty epic. There is a round robin of your week where scheduling and you submit the ideal week choices in Dec and find out in Feb what you ended up with. Folks do rent on Airbnb. I rented a 1 bed studio on the distressed rentals on TUG this year as it was just my partner and I traveling this year. It was an early Jan week and since I didn't get out and rent in advance I was stoked for the $800 - likely could have gotten more.

The ski ready room with lockers with heaters and walking out the door and skiing to the lift is pretty insane. Each unit has it's own locker so if you rent you aren't bothering anyone - they have their own.
Easiest ski on ski off I've every experienced. You walk 10 feet out the door put your skis on and ski down to the lift. When you come back you hop the bunny hill lift and ski back into the locker room. Never had it easier.
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And I think you have option to go Interval or RCI for the trade.
 
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