UTAH SKI RESORT INFO
ALTA
Opening date: Nov. 21
Acres/vertical drop: 2,614/ 2,538 feet
Lifts: 6 (2 D, 1 HST, 3 HSQ)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $125
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: Yes
Ski lessons: Private only
Child care: With reservations
COVID-19 precautions: Caps on skier numbers determined by available parking spaces; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; more grab & go food options, food truck at Wildcat parking lot and added space at Alf’s.
Operation details: alta.com/winter-2020-21
BEAVER MOUNTAIN
Opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 828/1,700 feet
Lifts: 6 (1 D, 3 T, 2 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $50
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: Yes
Ski lessons: Limited size; private only for ages 5-under
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Tents for extra dining space and filling out rental paperwork; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; limited menu in dining, but more food trucks and grab & go options; additional portable restrooms.
New: Added a longer conveyor lift to its beginner hill
Operation details: skithebeav.com/c/mountain/lessons/covid19-lesson-restrictions
BRIAN HEAD RESORT
Opening date: Nov. 20
Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,320 feet
Lifts: 12 (1 D, 6 T, 2 HSQ, 3 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $62
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: Yes, reservations recommended
Ski lessons: Yes
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Caps on skier numbers, first-come, first-served; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; all food will be grab & go, seating will be limited in space and by time (30 minutes). Guests are encouraged to eat in their cars.
Notable: Second year under the ownership of Mountain Capital Partners.
Operation details: brianhead.com/covid-safety/
BRIGHTON
Opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 1,050/1,875 feet
Lifts: 7 (1 T, 5 HSQ, 1 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $99
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: Semi-private, with reservations
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: No official guest limit, but the resort will use the parking lot capacity to limit crowds; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; food can be ordered through an app or online, bar plan is TBD; ticket discounts will be limited, but season passes will be available all season and include a bus pass.
Notable: Brighton is rolling out two new season pass products, a day pass with holiday blackouts and a twilight pass good from 2 p.m. to close.
Operation details: brightonresort.com/covid-19
CHERRY PEAK
Opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 200/ 1,265 feet
Lifts: 4 (3 T, 1 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $39
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: Yes
Ski lessons: Yes
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Purchase of lift tickets and food and ski map downloads are available online; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; upper floor of the Grand Lodge will be open for overflow seating and has wifi; possible parking shuttle on busy days.
Operation details: skicherrypeak.com
DEER VALLEY
Opening date: Dec. 5
Acres/vertical drop: 2,026/3,000 feet
Lifts: 21 (2 D, 5 T, 13 HSQ, 1 G)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $189-$229
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: With reservations, ages 6-under private only
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Groups on lifts will be strictly limited; reservations are required inside Snow Park, Silver Lake and Empire Canyon lodges and Royal Street Cafe, where full table service is available; heated tents will be set up outside Snow Park and Silver Lake lodges for grab & go eating; skier caps, as always, will be in effect.
Operation details: deervalley.com/about-us/covid-operations
EAGLE POINT
Opening date: Dec. 18
Acres/vertical drop: 650/1,500 feet
Lifts: 5 (2 D, 1 T, 1 Q, 1 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $48
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: With reservations
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Capping visitors to 1,000/day; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; all purchases are cash-less; starting in January, when it goes to weekend/holiday-only operations, entire resort can be rented out for a base price of $10,000.
Notable: Eagle Point will have new in-village lodging for the first time since 1999.
Operation details: eaglepointresort.com/blog/archive/202010/winter-2020-2021-covid-19-operations-policies
NORDIC VALLEY
Opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 170/1,000 feet
Lifts: 5 (2 D, 1 T, 1 HS6, 1 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $50
Walk-up tickets available: Yes
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: TBD
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Moving ticketing and food/drink sales online; encouraging guests to eat at fire pits or in their cars; no indoor meeting areas; visitors can self-group in lift lines.
Notable: New 6-person, high-speed lift will open up 50 new acres of advanced and intermediate terrain.
Operation details: nordicvalley.ski
PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT
Opening date: Nov. 20 (passholders), Dec. 8 (all others)
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: TBA ($189 in 2019-20)
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: Yes
Rentals: Yes
Ski lessons: With reservations, which count as on-mountain reservation
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Skier cap in place, controlled by reservation system; groups on lifts will be strictly limited; no full-service bars; limited menus and capacity in restaurants/lodges and cafeteria-style approach in Miner’s Camp and Summit House; guests can bring food from home; cashless transactions only.
Notable: All Epic passholders can reserve seven priority days for any time during the season as of Friday (Nov. 6); starting Nov. 18, passholders can make daily reservations for up to a week. Sales of single-day tickets start Dec. 8, their opening day.
Operation details: parkcitymountain.com/explore-the-resort/about-the-resort/winter-experience.aspx
POWDER MOUNTAIN
Opening date: TBD
Acres/vertical drop: 3,200/2,519 feet
Lifts: 9 (1 T, 4 Q, 1 HSQ, 3 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $95
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations, no helmets
Ski lessons: Private/semi-private only
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Skier numbers capped as always at 1,500; three tiers of restrictions (green/yellow/red), starting in yellow; only restrooms will be open in red tier; otherwise metered flow into buildings, food orders via app; no terrain park; no standing room on shuttles; rooftop deck and trailer added to snowcats.
Operation details: powdermountain.com/winter2021
SNOWBASIN
Opening date: Nov. 25
Acres/vertical drop: 3,000/3,000 feet
Lifts: 11 (3 T, 2 HSQ, 1 HS6, 2 G, 1 tram, 2 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $139
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: With reservations, ages 6-under private only
Child care: Yes, off-site
COVID-19 precautions: Skier cap in place, controlled through single-day tickets; groups on lifts and gondolas will be strictly limited, no more than six riders per tram car; new ski-up, outdoor restaurants; 45-minute limit inside restaurants; no-service yurts and warming huts added to the base of Middle Bowl; Wildcat parking lot open daily.
Notable: The Overlook, a new, full-service bar with panoramic views inside Needles Lodge will be open but requires reservations.
Operation details: snowbasin.com/2020-21-winter-season
SNOWBIRD
Opening date: Nov. 30
Acres/vertical drop: 2,500/3,240 feet
Lifts: 13 (4 D, 6 HSQ, 1 tram, 2 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $145
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: No, but parking reservations are required
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: Private only to start
Child care: Yes
COVID-19 precautions: Skier cap in place controlled through parking reservations; tram will take 25 people max, masks (no gaiters) required; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; digital or single-use menus, more grab & go dining plus Creekside and Snowbird Center conference areas open for dining, max 10 people/group.
Operation details: snowbird.com/health-safety/
SOLITUDE
Opening date: Nov. 20
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: $125
Walk-up tickets available: TBD
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: With reservations, ages 6-under private only
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Skier cap in place controlled through single-day ticket sales; lift loading TBD; more grab & go and outdoor seating options, standing cocktail tables in Argenta Pub and Moonbeam Lodge; no service at the Library and St. Bernhard’s bars; temporary restrooms at Moonbeam base area.
Notable: Solitude will continue its parking fees of $20 for 1-2 people per car, $10 for 3 people and $5 for four or more. It encourages guests to ride Utah Transit Authority buses.
Operation details: solitudemountain.com/footer/about-us/community-well-being
SUNDANCE
Opening date: Dec. 4
Acres/vertical drop: 450/2,150 feet
Lifts: 5 (2 HST, 2 Q, 1 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $90
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: No
Rentals: With reservations
Ski lessons: With reservations, ages 8-under private only
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Skier cap in place controlled through parking spots; no separate lift line for single riders, visitors can self-group; food truck, increased outdoor seating, Rehearsal Hall open for indoor seating, 30-minute time limits possible; very limited access to Owl Bar.
Operation details: sundanceresort.com/sundance-health-statement-on-covid-19/
WOODWARD PARK CITY
Opening date: Nov. 20
Acres/vertical drop: 60/349 feet
Lifts: 4 (1 Q, 3 surface)
Day-of weekend ticket price: $49
Walk-up tickets available: No
Ski reservations required: Yes
Rentals: Yes
Ski lessons: With reservations
Child care: No
COVID-19 precautions: Visitors can self-group on lifts; all-day pass or 3- to 4-hour sessions; online ordering at The Hive, order via QR code or online at The Grind.
Operation details: woodwardparkcity.com/tickets-passes/modified-operations