Alta Ski Area
Projected opening date: Open (Nov. 22)
Acres/vertical drop: 2,614/ 2,538 feet
Lifts: 7 (1 double, 3 high-speed quads, 1 high-speed six, 2 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $199
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Reservations required Friday-Sunday and holidays ($25) and for early mornings Monday-Thursday ($15) from Dec. 13 to April 6. Free parking for Alta passholders and $10 parking for online ticket purchasers.
Lessons: Group and private available for ages 4+, reservations required
Child care: Daily, ages 2-12
Passes: Ikon (7 days combined with Snowbird); Ikon Base+ (5 days combined with Snowbird); Mountain Collective (2 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Added two Sunkid covered conveyor lifts, Big Griz and Little Griz, to replace the ski school conveyor near the Albion base; added a ski patrol building at the top of Sugarloaf; made terrain changes to the top of Mambo and on the Ballroom and High Traverse. Also, UDOT has installed Wyssen towers in Little Cottonwood Canyon to replace the Howitzer cannons that had been housed at Alta. Supreme lift will remain in operation but will be replaced or realligned in a future season because it suffers from “accelerated metal fatigue.” Skiing only.
Website: alta.com
Beaver Mountain
Projected opening date: mid-December
Acres/vertical drop: 828/1,700 feet
Lifts: 6 (1 double, 3 triples, 2 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $70
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: Group for ages 4+; private for all ages
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Indy Pass (2 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: New circular dropoff area in front. Expects construction of the new Marge’s Cabin — a 25,000-square-foot facility that will include a new rental shop, snowsports school, skier services, retail space and cafe — to be ready for the 2025-26 season.
Website: skithebeav.com
(Brian Head Resort) Skiers ride past red cliffs at Brian Head Resort near Cedar City.
Brian Head Resort
Projected opening date: Open (Nov. 8)
Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,320 feet
Lifts: 11 (1 double, 5 triples, 2 high-speed quads, 3 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $69
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: Group and private lessons, ages 3+
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Adding three new ski trails for a total of 74; replaced over 2,400 feet of snowmaking line; added new ramps at the base and top of the Giant Steps Express, Navajo Express, Wildflower and Alpen Glow lifts.
Website: brianhead.com
Brighton Resort
Projected opening date: Open (Nov. 14)
Acres/vertical drop: 1,050/1,875 feet
Lifts: 8 (1 triple, 1 quad, 3 high-speed quads, 1 high-speed 6 pack, 2 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $120
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Paid reservations ($25) required Friday-Sunday and holidays from 7 a.m. to noon; 4+ carpool ($10); Brighton passholders free. New reservations open every Monday at 6 p.m and at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. the day before for next-day reservations.
Lessons: Group and private, ages 4+; Friday, Saturday and Sunday camps
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Ikon Base Pass (5 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Adding lights to the terrain under Milly Express; added snowmaking to Snake Creek; updated terrain park; remodeled women’s bathroom in the Alpine Rose; restriped the parking lot.
Website: brightonresort.com
Cherry Peak
Projected opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 400/1,265 feet
Lifts: 4 (3 triples, 1 surface lift)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $55
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: Group and private, no age minimum
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day); Indy Pass Allied (25% off weekends/holidays; 50% off weekdays)
Notable: The resort is under new management for the 2024-25 season.
Website: skicpr.com
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A skier at Deer Valley on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Alterra Mountain Resorts, owner of Deer Valley, plans to add 3,700 acres of skiable terrain.
Deer Valley Resort
Projected opening date: Nov. 29
Acres/vertical drop: 2,342/3,040 feet
Lifts: 29 (1 double, 5 triples, 1 quad, 15 high-speed quads, 1 high-speed 6-pack, 1 gondola, 5 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $299
Walk-up tickets available: Yes, but ticket sales are capped
Parking: Free at Snow Park Base, Deer Valley East Village and Jordanelle Gondola lots
Lessons: Group for ages 3+, private for all ages, with reservations
Child care: Yes
Multi-resort passes: Ikon (7 days, reservation required); Ikon Base Plus (5 days, reservation required); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: The first new lifts in the East Village terrain will open in December, conditions permitting. That includes three new lifts — one of which connects skiers to the traditional terrain — and at least 300 acres of newly skiable terrain with 20 new runs. Eventually, the resort plans to open up an extra 3,700 acres of skiable terrain. Skiing only.
Website: deervalley.com
Eagle Point
Opening date: Dec. 20
Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,500 feet
Lifts: 5 (2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 quad, 1 surface lift)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $101
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: Group ages 5+, private all-ages, with reservations
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Indy (2 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Kids 12-under ski free; reduced group lesson price; open daily from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5, then Friday-Monday from Jan. 10 to Feb. 24; Friday-Sunday from Feb. 28 to April 6. Entire resort can be rented out on weekdays via its As You Wish program for a base price of $15,000 for up to 200 people.
Website: eaglepointresort.com
Nordic Valley
Projected opening date: Dec. 7
Acres/vertical drop: 500/1,700 feet
Lifts: 5 (2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 high-speed six, 1 surface lift)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $25
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: Group for ages 8+, private for all ages
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Bridger and Apollo double chairs back in action; replaced the haul rope on the Crockett lift; will bring in food trucks for dining options; kids 12-under ski free with Power Kids Pass; will not offer night skiing this season.
Website: nordicvalley.ski
Park City Mountain
Projected opening date: Nov. 22 (Open)
Acres/vertical drop: 7,300/3,200 feet
Lifts: 42 (4 doubles, 7 triples, 4 quads, 10 high-speed quads, 6 high-speed six, 4 gondolas, 7 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $306
Walk-up tickets available: Yes but ticket sales may be capped
Parking: Paid reservations ($28; $46 for garage) required daily at Mountain Village from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. from Dec. 5-April 1; 4+ carpool free. 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.
Lessons: Yes, for ages 5+.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: Epic (daily); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Updated snowmaking on Chicane and Another World on the Canyons Village side; expanded Tombstone Express; launched My Epic Gear as a valet ski/snowboard rental program; passes and lift tickets available on the MyEpic app.
Website: parkcitymountain.com
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Sundown Ski Lift at Powder Mountain Ski Resort, on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Powder Mountain
Opening date: Dec. 7
Acres/vertical drop: 3,200/3,436 feet
Lifts: 7 (3 quads, 2 high-speed quad, 2 surface lifts) + 3 private (3 quads)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $211
Walk-up tickets available: Yes, but numbers are capped
Parking: Costs $12 until 1 p.m. on weekends and holidays paid via app; carpools of 3+ are free; all parking free Monday to Friday.
Lessons: Yes, group and private for ages 5+
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Two previously public lifts, Village and Mary’s, as well as the new Raintree lift will be privatized; added Lightning Ridge lift; upgraded Paradise and Timberline lifts; added terrain parks to the Sundown (Confidence trail) and Hidden Lake base areas; added art installations near the Timberline and Lightning Ridge lifts; offering backcountry tours to Don’t Mention It and Wolf Creek. Will offer night skiing daily for $19.
Website: powdermountain.com
Snowbasin
Projected opening date: Nov. 29
Acres/vertical drop: 3,000/3,000 feet
Lifts: 11 (3 triples, 2 high-speed quads, 1 high-speed six, 2 gondolas, 1 tram, 3 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $219
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free; Lot A in Earl’s reserved for carpools of 3+ plus prize incentives for carpooling; all of Earl’s is reserved for carpools on weekends until 11 a.m.
Lessons: Daily and group sessions for ages 3+; private for all ages; two Women on Wednesdays sessions. With reservations
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Ikon Base Plus (5 days); Mountain Collective ( 2 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Partnered with the UDOT to allow cars in both northbound and southbound lanes to turn onto Trapper’s Loop/Snowbasin Rod simultaneously;
Website: snowbasin.com
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tim Neville and Hailey Klotz on a lift at Snowbird, during a group from Ski Utah's attempt to become the first to ski/snowboard all 15 Utah resorts in one day, on Friday, March 17, 2023.
Snowbird
Opening date: Nov. 28
Acres/vertical drop: 2,500/3,240 feet
Lifts: 14 (3 doubles, 7 high-speed quads, 1 tram, 3 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $173
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free, but reservations are available for $20-$50/day; discounts/preferred space for carpools of 3+
Lessons: Yes, group and private for ages 5+; private for ages 3-4
Child care: Yes, in The Cliff Lodge
Multi-resort passes: Ikon (7 days combined w/Alta); Ikon Base+ (5 days combined w/Alta); Mountain Collective (2 days); Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Upgrade the two-person, fixed-grip Wilbere lift to a high-speed quad and adjusted its alignment so it is accessible from the Creekside base area; refurbished the original red tram car, which will be used as an extension of the Tram Club; Fast Tracks pass/ticket add-on allows access to express lanes on six lifts (tram is excluded).
Website: snowbird.com
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Roxy Bell skies with her 3-year-old son, David Bell, on the first day of skiing at Solitude, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.
Solitude Mountain Resort
Projected opening date: Open (Nov. 15)
Skiable acres/vertical drop: 1,200/2,494 feet
Lifts: 9 (1 double, 1 triple, 2 quads, 3 high-speed quads, 1 6-pack, 1 surface lift)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $125
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Reservations required Friday-Sunday + holidays from Dec. 21-March 31, costs $35, 4+ carpool free; $10 paid parking weekdays, carpool 3+ free; no reservations after 11 a.m.; no fee after 1 p.m. every day.
Lessons: Yes, group and private lessons for ages 4+
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Ikon, Ikon Base+, Ikon base; Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Upgraded snowmaking; All lifts powered through renewable energy credits purchased from Blue Sky program by Rocky Mountain Power.
Website: solitudemountain.com
Sundance
Projected opening date: Dec. 2
Acres/vertical drop: 540/2,150 feet
Lifts: 9 (1 high-speed triple, 4 quad, 1 high-speed quads, 3 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $159; S-Card ($109, including one day of skiing) allows for $99/day weekends throughout season
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free Monday to Thursday except for Lot A + B ($25 all day or $5/hour); paid in all lots on weekends ($10-$45) but free with 4+ carpool
Lessons: Group for ages 4+, private for ages 3+, with reservations
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day)
Notable: Erected the Mountain Camp Day Lodge, a semi-permanent tent at the base of Jake’s Lift that will offer the Mountain Camp Cafe, ski school, lift tickets, retail and rentals; added 110 parking spots; removed the Jake’s lift mid-station
Website: sundanceresort.com
Woodward Park City
Opening date: Open (Nov. 22)
Acres/vertical drop: 60/349 feet
Lifts: 4 (1 quad, 3 surface lifts)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $159
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Parking: Free
Lessons: With reservations
Child care: No
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day)
Notable: New multi-week programs offered in skiing, snowboarding and other sports, including a terrain park-centric freestyle program.
Website: woodwardparkcity.com
Correction • Nov. 22, 2024, 10 p.m.: Alta will begin requiring parking reservations Dec. 13 and the Supreme lift will be replaced or realligned, but a timeline has not been set. Also, Brighton parking reservations are required Friday to Sunday and holidays until noon.
