The start of Utah’s 2025-26 ski and snowboard season is just days away, and it is promising to be a doozy.
Deer Valley Resort will undertake one of the most vast terrain expansions ever seen in the ski world. Beaver Mountain will turn the page on the ticket system that it has relied on for generations, and also celebrate the construction of a new lodge. Park City Mountain will ease congestion, and wind-hold chaos, with the introduction of the Sunrise gondola to Canyons Village.
And that’s just the warmup.
From night skiing to ticket deals to new runs, here is what’s happening all 16 – yes, 16 (!) — Utah ski areas this winter.
Alta Ski Area
Projected opening date: Nov. 21.
Acres/vertical drop: 2,614/ 2,538 feet.
Lifts: 7 (1 double, 3 high-speed quads, 1 high-speed six, 2 covered surface conveyors).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $199.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Starting Dec. 12, reservations are required from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday and holidays (among the holidays are Dec. 19 to Jan. 4 and closing day). Cost is $10-$25 or free for Alta passholders. Early morning reservations (before 8 a.m.) required daily for $15-25.
Lessons: Group and private available for ages 4+, reservations required.
Child care: Onsite at the Albion base area, the Alta Children’s Center provides childcare for ages 2 months to 12.
Multi-resort passes: Ikon (7 days combined with Snowbird; no access with the Ikon Base pass); Mountain Collective (2 days); Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Realigned the Supreme lift to eliminate its bump and the metal fatigue it caused in the chair pans and other parts; upgraded snowmaking around the Transfer Tow; improved access to High Traverse; four new Wyssen towers for avalanche control in the Devil’s Castle and Sugarloaf Peak areas. Skiing only.
Website: alta.com
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Locker rooms are covered in stickers at Beaver mountain inside the day lodge on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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* (*2024-25 pricing).
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: Switching to RFID tickets throughout the ski area. New 26,000-foot Marge’s Cabin will host rental shop, a cafe, snowsports school, retail space and skier services and indoor and outdoor seating. The former rental shop in The Lodge will host sack lunchers and day lockers; seasonal lockers will fill the old retail space. The Lodge will continue to offer food and seating. Added parking in the middle parking lot. Entire ski area can be rented out for night skiing every night except Sundays.
Website: skithebeav.com
Brian Head Resort
Projected opening date: Nov. 7.
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: Power Pass; Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Expanded snowmaking on Navajo Mountain to allow the area to open earlier and later in the season; a new gladed Kids Adventure Zone on Navajo Mountain featuring tree skiing with local artwork; new rental equipment; new snowmobiles for ski patrol; refreshed guest rooms and gym at the Brian Head Lodge; kids 12-under ski free with Power Kids Pass; night skiing on the Blackfoot lift Saturdays and Sundays and holidays.
Website: brianhead.com
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brighton Ski Resort ski and snowboard instructor Tom Scaccianoce, left right, gives basic instructions to beginning snowboarder Ahmed Dahir before hitting the slopes for a lesson, March 21, 2022.
Brighton Resort
Projected opening date: TBD.
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: $179.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Paid reservations ($30) required daily 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; 4+ carpool ($10); Brighton passholders free. New reservations open every Monday at 6 p.m and also 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: Has the most night skiing by acreage, open Monday to Saturday; Crest 6 is the fastest lift in Utah; adding gondola cabins outside of Snake Creek Lodge for private, heated, outdoor seating; enhanced snowmaking around the Snake Creek lift for better early-season coverage; will build Holiday House, a temporary mid-mountain Christmas-themed cabin offer food and drinks near Crest 6.
Website: brightonresort.com
Cherry Peak Resort
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: Rent the entire resort any Monday-Thursday after New Years Day, price TBA; nighttime all-resort or tubing area rentals for groups of 150 or more; has a terrain park.
Website: skicpr.com
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Guests watch as a helicopter hauls a lift tower for the new East Village Express Gondola on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Deer Valley Resort
Projected opening date: Dec. 1.
Acres/vertical drop: 4,300/3,040 feet.
Lifts: 36 (1 double, 5 triples, 1 quad, 19 high-speed quads, 3 high-speed 6-pack, 2 gondolas, 5 surface lifts).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $349.
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); Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Will open seven new lifts and close to 80 new runs across 2,300 acres out of its new East Village base; includes the two-leg East Village Express 10-person gondola to Park Peak and the Pinyon Express six-person bubble; its 4.8-mile Green Monster is Utah’s longest run; East Village parking expanded to 1,200 spaces. Skiing only.
Website: deervalley.com
Eagle Point
Projected opening date: Dec. 19.
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; will have up to 27 new condos ready for the winter; open daily from Dec. 19 to Jan. 5, then Friday-Monday from Jan. 9 to Feb. 23; Friday-Sunday from Feb. 27 to April 5. Entire resort can be rented out on weekdays via the As You Wish program for a base price of $15,000. Includes rental gear for up to 200 people.
Website: eaglepointresort.com
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A magic carpet transports young new skiers up the hill at Nordic Valley Ski Resort in Weber County on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Nordic Valley Ski Resort
Projected opening date: Dec. 12.
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: $39.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Free.
Lessons: Group for ages 8+, private for ages 4+.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: Power Pass; Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Free first-time orientation that helps visitors navigate everything from how to carry their skis to maneuvering around the lifts; new 8-week kids lesson program; kids 12-under ski free with Power Kids Pass; $350,000 investment in snowmaking; expanded parking; rotating food truck options; plans to have limited night skiing in the beginner terrain near the base.
Website: nordicvalley.ski
Park City Mountain
Projected opening date: Nov. 21.
Acres/vertical drop: 7,300/3,200 feet.
Lifts: 42 (3 doubles, 7 triples, 4 quads, 10 high-speed quads, 6 high-speed sixpacks, 5 gondolas, 7 surface lifts).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $310.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes but the number is capped.
Parking: Paid reservations ($29; $50 for garage) required daily at Mountain Village from 8:30 a.m.-noon from Dec. 5-April 5; 4+ carpool free with reservation. Free daily parking at The Canyons in Lots 1, 2, 3 and in and around the Cabriolet garage and in Lot 4 for carpools of 4+. Free parking at all resort lots after noon 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: New 10-person Sunrise Gondola serving Canyons Village and Red Pine Lodge; reimagined Red Pine learning zone with a new Magic Carpet lift and lunchroom; replaced 1,400 feet of snowmaking pipe and added about 700 feet of new pipe; remodeled Summit House Lodge; new Mountain Bites Tour with tastes at all eight on-mountain lodges.
Website: parkcitymountain.com
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A snowboarder makes their way down the mountain on the private side of Powder Mountain on Friday, March 21, 2025. The Powder Mountain ski area wraps up its first season under Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings's experiment of taking some lifts private while leaving other public.
Powder Mountain
Projected opening date: Dec. 12.
Acres/vertical drop: 5,000 public-lift accessed, 8,000 total/3,380 feet.
Lifts: 7 (3 quads, 2 high-speed quad, 2 surface lifts) + 4 private (4 quads).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $213.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes, but number is capped.
Parking: Costs $12 until 1 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays paid via app; carpools of 3+ and ADA 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: New discounted youth pass for ages 5-12; passholders get eight buddy tickets with no blackout dates for 50% off; new private lift into the Davenport area; Don’t Mention It (DMI) remains out of bounds and open only for guided tours; additional art added to 9.2-mile art trail that will be open year-round; passholder-only weekends throughout February until March 1; added Special Event Terrain Park off the Timberline lift; offers night skiing daily; last UTA bus now leaves resort at 7:45 p.m.
Website: powdermountain.com
Snowbasin
Projected opening date: Nov. 28.
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 on weekdays; 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.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: Ikon Base Plus (5 days); Mountain Collective ( 2 days); Yeti (1 day).
Notable: RFID gate access across all base-area lifts; upgraded the Becker lift to a high-speed detachable quad with a new alignment cuts ride time from 12 minutes to about 7 minutes and allows easier access to Middle Bowl and Strawberry; regraded and widened Bear Hollow trail; celebrating its 85th anniversary.
Website: snowbasin.com
Snowbird
Projected opening date: Nov. 27.
Acres/vertical drop: 2,500/3,240 feet.
Lifts: 14 (3 doubles, 7 high-speed quads, 1 tram, 3 conveyor lifts).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $165.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Free, but reservations are available for $20-$50/day; preferred space and giveaways for carpools.
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: Built “The Nest,” a new, glass-enclosed, pay-by-weight restaurant at Mid Gad; look for Billie, the new black lab avalanche puppy, on the slopes; added four Wyssen towers and 12 snow guns; Fast Tracks pass/ticket add-on allows access to express lanes on six lifts (tram is excluded).
Website: snowbird.com
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snowland ski area in Fairview Canyon on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
Snowland Ski & Tube Resort
Projected opening date: Dec. 6.
Skiable acres/vertical drop: 25/300 feet.
Lifts: 2 (2 rope tows).
Day-of weekend ticket price: Free.
Walk-up tickets available: N/A.
Parking: Free in new lot.
Lessons: No.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: None.
Notable: The nonprofit Snowland Foundation began efforts to revive this community ski hill; indoor bathrooms and limited concessions in Nelson’s Cabin; open Friday-Sunday; has tubing; free for 2025-26.
Website: Snowlandutah.weebly.com
Solitude Mountain Resort
Projected opening date: Nov. 14.
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 until 1 p.m. from Dec. 5-April 11, cost $35, 4+ carpool free. Monday to Thursday and daily after 1 p.m. also free.
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
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Skiers and snowboarders gather at the bottom of a run at Sundance Resort near Provo on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
Sundance Mountain Resort
Projected opening date: Dec. 5.
Acres/vertical drop: 605/2,150 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; buy by Dec. 21) allows for $99/day weekends throughout season.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Free Monday-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; reservations available in Lot A.
Lessons: Group for ages 4+, private for ages 3+, with reservations.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Sundance Inn and wraparound deck expected to open in early 2026; will open 60 acres of its new Far East terrain expansion, including a new ridge run that drops 1,800 vertical feet from Bearclaw Summit to Wildwood base; first full season of the Mountain Camp Day Lodge, a semipermanent tent at the base of Jake’s Lift that opened in January and holds a cafe, ski school, lift tickets, retail and rentals; night skiing on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Website: sundanceresort.com
Woodward Park City
Projected opening date: Nov. 28.
Acres/vertical drop: 60/349 feet.
Lifts: 4 (1 quad, 3 surface lifts).
Day-of weekend ticket price: $75.
Walk-up tickets available: Yes.
Parking: Free.
Lessons: With reservations.
Child care: No.
Multi-resort passes: Yeti (1 day).
Notable: Mountain Park season pass offers unlimited skiing and riding (holiday blackout dates apply), starting at $449; offers nightly night skiing.
Website: woodwardparkcity.com