Utah Tourism

Utah Snow Skiing

There are 13 top ski resorts in Utah and each year thousands of snow lovers head to these great Utah locations to indulge in playing in the powder! When planning your Utah winter vacation, be sure to include time spent at least one-perhaps more- of these awesome ski resorts.

Alta Ski Resort (Salt Lake City) - Known for deep powder and fantastic skiing terrain.
• 25% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 35% Advanced
• Ski Free After 3 Program
• Base Elevation: 8,530 ft. (2,600m)
• 2,200 Skiable Acres
• 116+ Runs
• 500" Average Annual Snowfall

Snowbird Ski & Summer (Salt Lake City)- Known for its family friendly fun and the world renowned ski school.
27% Beg, 38% Int., 35% Adv
•2,500 Skiable Acres
• 89+ Runs
• 500" Average Annual Snowfall

Solitude (Salt Lake City)- Reminiscent of a Bavarian Village.
20% Beg, 50% Int., 30% Adv
• 1,200 Skiable Acres
• 64+ Runs
• Ice Skating Rink
• 500" Average Annual Snowfall
• Located in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Deer Valley Resort (Park City)- Named the #1 ski resort in North America by readers of SKI Magazine three years in a row - in 2008, 2009 and again in 2010.

• 2,026 Skiable Acres
•  300" Average Annual Snowfall
  

Park City Mountain Resort (Park City)- The site of America’s largest superpipe as well as four terrain parks that have been ranked among the top ten by Transworld Snowboarding Magazine for five consecutive years.
Number of Lifts: 15 lifts- 4 high-speed, six-passenger chairs; 3 high-speed quads; 5 triples; 3 doubles; and Magic Carpet in children's learning area.
Number of Trails-107 designated trails and 750 acres of bowl skiing/riding
• Easiest: 17%
• More Difficult: 51%
• Most Difficult: 32%
Skiable Acres:  3,300
Summit Elevation: 10,000 feet (3,049 meters)
Base Elevation:  6,900 feet (2,104 meters)
Vertical Drop: 3,100 feet (945 meters)
The Canyons Resort (Park City)-Learn from one of the 225 award-winning ski & snowboard instructors.
14% Beg, 44% Int., 42% Adv
• 3,700 Skiable Acres
• 17 Lifts 163 Runs
• 355" Average Annual Snowfall

Sundance Resort (Provo Canyon)- Ranked Second in the Country by Conde Nast Traveler's 2007 Readers' Poll for the Top 50 U.S. Mainland Resorts
20% Beg, 40% Int., 40% Adv
• 450 Skiable Acres
• 41+ Runs
• 300" Average Annual Snowfall
• Located in Provo Canyon,

Brian Head Resort (Parowan)- Honored as a "Top Family Getaway for Family Travelers" by the Family Travel Forum.
40% Beg, 40% Int., 20% Adv
• 650 Skiable Acres
• 400" Average Annual Snowfall
• 3 hours north of Las Vegas, 4 hours south of Salt Lake

Snowbasin Resort (Ogden Valley) Home to one of the world's largest computer-controlled snowmaking systems and an abundance of snow groomers rest assured that Snowbasin will be opened and ready as early as Thanksgiving.
20% Beg, 50% Int., 30% Adv
• 3,000 Skiable Acres
• 113 Runs
• 400" Average Annual Snowfall

Beaver Mountain (Logan Canyon) - Is family-owned and operated since 1939, making it the oldest continuously owned family ski area in the US.
35% Beg, 40% Int., 25% Adv
• 664 Skiable Acres
• 30+ Runs
• 400" Average Annual Snowfall
• Skiing and Snowboarding

Brighton Resort (Salt Lake City)- Voted Brighton as the #1 resort for "Child/Family Friendly Terrain" and as the "Best Value," for over 6 years in a row!
21% Beg 40% Int. 39% Adv
        Night Skiing (Mon-Sat mid December through March, 4 pm - 9 pm)
1050 Skiable Acres
500" Average Annual Snowfall
Located in Big Cottonwood Canyon, 35 minutes from Salt Lake and 45 minutes from Park City

Powder Mountain Resort (Ogden Valley)- Ranked by Ski Magazine readers as the #1 in value and # 3 for snow quality for three seasonsin a row (2007, 2008, 2009)

• 25% Beg, 40% Int., 35% Adv.
• 5500 Skiable Acres
• 124+ runs
• 500" Average Annual Snowfall

Wolf Creek Utah (Ogden Valley) Known as Utah's most affordable ski resort offers; and offers Utah's largest night skiing with 100% of the mountain being lighted.

• 20% Beg, 50% Int. 20% Adv
  • Open 9 am to 9 pm
  • Open for night skiing 7 days/week
  • 110 Skiable Acres
  • Lifts: 1 triple, 2 double, 1 surface
  • 300" Average Annual Snowfall