Guide to Utah’s ski and snowboarding resorts

ALTA

Opening date: Nov. 18

Acres/vertical drop: 2,614/ 2,538 feet

Lifts: 5 (1 D, 3 HSQ, 1 HS6)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $174

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Reservations required Friday-Sunday and holidays ($25) and for early mornings Monday-Thursday ($15)

Rentals: Yes, at Albion

Lessons: Group and private available for ages 4+, reservations required

Child care: Daily, with reservations

Notable: Retired the Albion lift and will replace the Sunnyside triple with a high-speed six-pack that is expected to be finished mid-December. Wyssen towers being installed on Mount Baldy for remote avalanche control. Extended paid parking program to Fridays. No UTA Ski Bus service to Wildcat lot this season.

Website: alta.com

BEAVER MOUNTAIN

Opening date: mid-December

Acres/vertical drop: 828/1,700 feet

Lifts: 6 (1 D, 3 T, 2 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $60

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Group for ages 4+; private for all ages

Child care: No

Notable: Hoping to break ground on its base-area expansion by spring 2023.

Website: skithebeav.com

BRIAN HEAD RESORT

Opening date: Nov. 4

Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,320 feet

Lifts: 12 (1 D, 6 T, 2 HSQ, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $69-89

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: Yes, new equipment

Lessons: Group and private lessons, ages 3+

Child care: No

Notable: Increased the amount of carriers on Navajo Express lift to decrease lines. Cleared trees for better access to some runs. Updated its snowmaking equipment.

Website: brianhead.com

BRIGHTON

Opening date: Nov. 8

Acres/vertical drop: 1,050/1,875 feet

Lifts: 7 (1 T, 5 HSQ, 1 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $150

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free but optional reservations may be added

Rentals: With reservations

Lessons: group and private, ages 4+; Friday, Saturday and Sunday camps

Child care: No

Notable: Added lights to Ziggy and Pine Martin trails off the Snake Creek Lift. Added the Caterpillar lift, a 400-foot-long surface lift near the bottom of Great Western and added snowmaking and a new run to the beginner area. Reduced the age at which children ski free to 6 and under. A pass for ages 7-12 is $149. Started a free kids club for ages 12 and under with weekly activities. Joined the Boyne Rewards customer loyalty program.

Website: brightonresort.com

CHERRY PEAK

Opening date: Dec. 8

Acres/vertical drop: 400/1,265 feet

Lifts: 4 (3 T, 1 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $45

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Group and private, no age minimum

Child care: No

Notable: Offers tubing. There is free wifi in the Grand Lodge.

Website: skicpr.com

DEER VALLEY

Opening date: Nov. 29

Acres/vertical drop: 2,026/3,000 feet

Lifts: 26 (1 D, 5 T, 14 HSQ, 1 G, 5 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $189-$259

Walk-up tickets available: Yes, but ticket sales are capped

Parking: Free at Snow Park Lodge lots

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Group for ages 3+, private for all ages, with reservations

Child care: Yes

Notable: New lift, Burns Express, now extends off the upgraded Snowflake lift to connect the Wide West learning area with Little Baldy Peak. The conveyor lifts were moved to the former location of Burns lift and lead up the mountain. Those are part of a $6 million upgrade to the learning center. A new restaurant, Cast & Cut, will reside in the Snow Park Lodge. The resort is planning to break ground on its reimagined Snow Park Village in spring 2023.

Website: deervalley.com

EAGLE POINT

Opening date: Dec. 16

Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,500 feet

Lifts: 5 (2 D, 1 T, 1 Q, 1 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $75

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: With reservations

Lessons: Group ages 5+, private all-ages, with reservations

Child care: No

Notable: Updated and expanded snowmaking in the beginner areas. Addition of 10 new studio cabins to rent. Open daily from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2, then Friday-Monday through February. Open Friday-Sunday from March 3 until April 2, 2023. Starting in January, the entire resort can be rented out on weekdays for a base price of $15,000 for up to 200 people.

Website: eaglepointresort.com/covid-19-policies

NORDIC VALLEY

Opening date: Dec. 9

Acres/vertical drop: 450/1,700 feet

Lifts: 5 (2 D, 1 T, 1 HS6, 1 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $39-$49

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Group for ages 8+, private for all ages

Child care: No

Notable: Transformed its old ski patrol room into a beer bar called the Aid Room. Added five gladed runs: Flying Squirrel, Upper O Shoot, Lower O Shoot, Gayle’s Glades and Black Max. Expanded its parking lots by 33,000 square feet and added a snowcat and several snow guns.

Website: nordicvalley.ski

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT

Opening date: Nov. 18

Acres/vertical drop: 7,300/3,200 feet

Lifts: 37 (4 D, 7 T, 4 Q, 10 HSQ, 6 HS6, 4 G, 6 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $119-259

Walk-up tickets available: Yes but ticket sales may be capped

Parking: Reservations required. Cost is $25 daily from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the First Time, Main and Silver King lots and $40 for the parking garage at the main Mountain Village. Cars with 4 or more people park free with a reservation. Free daily parking at The Canyons in the Cabriolet lot, at all resort lots after 1 p.m. and at Park City High on weekends and holidays. Follow @PCMtnAlert on Twitter or check parkcitymountain.com/status for real-time updates on parking lot capacity as well as other mountain operations updates.

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Yes, for ages 5-older.

Child care: No.

Notable: Expanded snow-melt patio at Red Tail Grill, at The Canyons next to the Orange Bubble Express, will seat 100 and be adjacent to a new ski beach. A plan to upgrade the Silverlode lift to an 8-pack and to reconfigure the Eagle and Eaglet and replace them with a 6-pack lift has been tabled until at least next season.

Website: parkcitymountain.com

POWDER MOUNTAIN

Opening date: Dec. 8

Acres/vertical drop: 3,200/2,519 feet

Lifts: 9 (1 T, 4 Q, 1 HSQ, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $140

Walk-up tickets available: Yes, but numbers are capped

Parking: Free

Rentals: Indoor and outdoor facilities

Lessons: Yes, group and private for ages 5+

Child care: No

Notable: Under new ownership. Offering guided snowmobile tours for up to eight people. Visitor numbers capped as always at 1,500. Midweek and night passes available. Will be included on the Indy Pass with weekend and holiday blackouts and reservations at least five days in advance. Gourmet burger bar planned for Timberline Lodge.

Website: powdermountain.com/resort/winter-2022-info

SNOWBASIN

Opening date: Nov. 18

Acres/vertical drop: 3,000/3,000 feet

Lifts: 12 (2 T, 2 HSQ, 2 HS6, 2 Gondolas, 1 tram, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $165

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free; Lot A in Earl’s reserved for carpools of 3+ plus prize incentives for carpooling

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Daily and group sessions for ages 3+; private for all ages; two Women on Wednesdays sessions. With reservations

Child care: No

Notable: A new addition to the Ikon, Ikon Base Plus and the Mountain Collective passes — it is no longer on the Epic Pass. Resort added 22 more snow guns. It also widened the Boardwalk connector run and improved grading on Bullwinkle.

Website: snowbasin.com

SNOWBIRD

Opening date: Nov. 18

Acres/vertical drop: 2,500/3,240 feet

Lifts: 14 (4 D, 6 HSQ, 1 tram, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $184-$196

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free, but reservations are available for $10-$25/day; discounts for carpools of 4+

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Yes, group and private for ages 5+; private for ages 3-4

Child care: Yes, in The Cliff Lodge

Notable: Two new trams will take skiers and snowboarders to the top of Hidden Peak. Offering backcountry and CAT tours through Mamut, supplying avalanche gear from backpacks to beacons. Added five Wyssen towers for avalanche control in Mineral Basin and Gad Valley. Fast Tracks pass/ticket add-on allows access to express lanes on six lifts (tram is excluded).

Website: snowbird.com

SOLITUDE

Opening date: Nov. 11

Acres/vertical drop: 1,200/2,494 feet

Lifts: 9 (1 D, 1 T, 2 Q, 4 HSQ, 1 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $159

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Pay parking daily ($0-$35, depending on date and occupancy)

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Yes, group and private lessons for ages 4+

Child care: No

Notable: Terrain park features will be added to North Star and Main Street runs and are expected to be rideable by early December. The Yurt, which previously only hosted snow-shoe-accessed dinners, will open for on-hill lunch and drinks. And Wyssen towers will be installed for avalanche mitigation in Honeycomb Canyon. Solitude will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and holidays until after the spring switch to daylight savings time, when it will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: solitudemountain.com

SUNDANCE

Opening date: Dec. 3

Acres/vertical drop: 450/2,150 feet

Lifts: 9 (2 HST, 3 Q, 1 HSQ, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $149; S-Card allows for $99 weekends throughout season

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free on weekdays except Lot B ($25 all day or $5/hour); paid in all lots on weekends ($5-$45) but free with 4+ occupants

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: Group for ages 4+, private for ages 3+, with reservations,

Child care: No

Notable: Adding the Wildwood fixed-grip quad lift south of Jake’s that will open up access to 40 acres of terrain. The 10+ new runs will include 15 acres of groomers and 36 acres of previously inaccessible terrain. Added nine new snowguns and 76 snow wands. Also added more lights so all runs on the face of the mountain except the expert ones are available for night skiing.

Website: sundanceresort.com

WASATCH PEAKS RANCH

Opening date: N/A

Acres/vertical drop: 3,000/3,600 feet

Lifts: 2 (2 HSQ)

Day-of weekend ticket price: N/A

Walk-up tickets available: No

Parking: Free

Rentals: Unknown

Lessons: With reservations

Child care: No

Notable: WPR is a private ski community and year-round recreation and residential area in Morgan County. Its inaugural season was 2021-22.

Website: wasatchpeaksranch.com

WOODWARD PARK CITY

Opening date: Nov. 18

Acres/vertical drop: 60/349 feet

Lifts: 4 (1 Q, 3 surface)

Day-of weekend ticket price: $60-$70

Walk-up tickets available: Yes

Parking: Free

Rentals: Yes

Lessons: With reservations

Child care: No

Notable: Redesigned mountain park with 20% more terrain park features; layout includes more small- and medium-sized features. Inside, the Woodward stage and screen, found within the parkour zone, will begin to offer programming.

Website: woodwardparkcity.com