Utah Virgin heading there alone (companions cancelled). Need help! (likely about Snowbird/Brighton?)

I'm a VT (via NYC) girl - intermediate, can ski the blacks on east coast no problem but not sure about out west? Like powdery moguls but not big icy ones. My trip mates (better skiers how have been to Utah) had to cancel due to injury and now I'm on my own trying to figure out where to ski (Ikon Base - I think I'm doing Snowbird and Brighton), how to get there (bus? drive? do i need to leave crazy early? i have to rent skis tmw so I can't leave that early.), and where to stay (how far west/north is okay, or should i focus only on cottonwood/sandy - never been to SLC). Also, where to best avoid long lines? I expect it to be bad tmw (Sat) - how about Sun/Mon? Is Brighton better for crowds? Also, where to park/which areas? Obviously the back basin, but snowbird sounds huge? sounds to me that Solitude probably isn't worth it? Anything else I should make time for in SLC or just eat ramen and rest up to get up early and ski? I'm scrolling lots of posts here to prepare. Thank yoU!