Top of Little Cottonwood Canyon
Alta Ski Area
A skiers-only mountain at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon with deep, dry snow, steep chutes and a ticket office that still feels like 1970. Snowboards are not allowed.
Ski Utah
Light, dry snow, fifteen resorts and a major airport less than an hour from most of them.
Compare the resorts
| Resort | Where | From the airport | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Ski Area | Top of Little Cottonwood Canyon | About 45 minutes to an hour from Salt Lake City International, longer on storm days | Experts, Families, Value |
| Snowbird | Little Cottonwood Canyon | About 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International in good conditions | Experts, Luxury |
| Brighton | Top of Big Cottonwood Canyon | About 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Terrain parks, Night skiing, Beginners, Families, Value |
| Solitude Mountain Resort | Big Cottonwood Canyon | About 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Experts, Families, Nordic |
| Park City Mountain | Park City | About 40 minutes from Salt Lake City International on I-80 | Families, Beginners, Terrain parks, Luxury |
| Deer Valley Resort | Park City and the Jordanelle Reservoir area | About 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Luxury, Families, Beginners |
| Snowbasin Resort | Huntsville, Ogden Valley | About an hour from Salt Lake City International | Experts, Families, Value |
| Powder Mountain | Eden, Ogden Valley | About an hour and 15 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Experts, Families, Value, Night skiing |
| Sundance Mountain Resort | Provo Canyon, below Mount Timpanogos | About an hour from Salt Lake City International | Families, Value, Nordic |
| Woodward Park City | Kimball Junction, Park City | About 30 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Terrain parks, Beginners, Night skiing, Families |
| Nordic Valley | Eden, Ogden Valley | About an hour from Salt Lake City International | Beginners, Families, Night skiing, Value |
| Beaver Mountain | Logan Canyon, near Garden City and Bear Lake | About 2 hours from Salt Lake City International | Families, Value, Beginners |
| Cherry Peak Resort | Richmond, Cache Valley | About 1 hour 45 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Beginners, Families, Night skiing, Value |
| Brian Head Resort | Brian Head, above Cedar City | About 3 hours 30 minutes from Salt Lake City International; about 3 hours from Las Vegas | Families, Beginners, Night skiing, Value |
| Eagle Point Resort | Tushar Mountains, east of Beaver | About 3 hours 30 minutes from Salt Lake City International | Families, Value |
Salt Lake County
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird
Big, steep and snowy, Snowbird climbs 3,000 vertical feet from a concrete base village to Hidden Peak, with a 125-passenger tram, the open bowl of Mineral Basin and one of the longest seasons in the West.
Top of Big Cottonwood Canyon
Brighton
Brighton is the locals’ hill at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, with laid-back lodges, tree skiing, strong terrain parks and some of the best night skiing in Utah.
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Solitude Mountain Resort
Solitude lives up to its name on most weekdays: a quieter Cottonwood resort with a small European-style village, the steep backside of Honeycomb Canyon and a Nordic center at Silver Lake.
Summit & Wasatch
Park City
Park City Mountain
The largest single ski resort in the United States, with two base areas, more than 300 runs and a lift that leaves from Park City’s historic Main Street.
Park City and the Jordanelle Reservoir area
Deer Valley Resort
Deer Valley is Utah’s polished, skiers-only resort, famous for grooming, service and food, and now more than double its old size after a huge expansion toward the Jordanelle Reservoir.
Kimball Junction, Park City
Woodward Park City
A small action-sports hill right off I-80 with lit terrain parks, tubing and a huge indoor hub full of trampolines, foam pits and skate bowls. It is the best place in Utah to learn tricks.
Northern Utah
Huntsville, Ogden Valley
Snowbasin Resort
Snowbasin hosted the 2002 Olympic downhill and still feels underrun: big, varied terrain under Mount Ogden, grand log-and-stone lodges, and far fewer people than the Cottonwoods.
Eden, Ogden Valley
Powder Mountain
Powder Mountain sits on a high, rolling ridge above Eden, with wide-open glades, low crowds and an independent streak. It is not on the big multi-resort passes, and part of the mountain is set aside for its private residential community.
Eden, Ogden Valley
Nordic Valley
A small, friendly hill on the Ogden Valley side of the mountains with low prices and night skiing. It is a good first mountain for kids and new skiers.
Logan Canyon, near Garden City and Bear Lake
Beaver Mountain
A family-run ski area at the top of Logan Canyon, owned and operated by the same family since 1939, with cheap tickets, deep snow and an old-time lodge.
Richmond, Cache Valley
Cherry Peak Resort
Utah’s newest ski area, opened in 2015 above the Cache Valley town of Richmond, with night skiing, tubing and small-town prices.
Utah County
Provo Canyon, below Mount Timpanogos
Sundance Mountain Resort
The resort Robert Redford built on the east face of Mount Timpanogos: a small, wooded, artsy mountain with steep runs, quiet lodges and some of the best food in any Utah ski base.
Southern Utah
Brian Head, above Cedar City
Brian Head Resort
The highest base elevation of any Utah ski resort, on a plateau above Cedar City. It is a Southern Utah ski day you can pair with red rock and Cedar Breaks.
Tushar Mountains, east of Beaver
Eagle Point Resort
A quiet, high-elevation mountain in the Tushar range east of the town of Beaver, with real vertical, empty runs and a limited weekly schedule.