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Ready to ride? Here’s when Utah’s ski resorts open for 2025–26

Brian Head Resort expected to kick off the season Nov. 7, but weather and snow have been wildcards.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Opening day at Park City Mountain Resort, on Friday, Nov 22, 2024.

Update: Nov. 17, 2025, 6 p.m. • This article has been updated to reflect the anticipated opening dates as of Nov. 17.

For some rabid skiers and snowboarders — like Sean and Abby Phillips of Park City, who admitted on Instagram that they may be “living in delusion” for seeking out the 8 inches of powder at Alta Ski Area last weekend — the 2025-26 season has already begun. For others, who ski year-round, it never ended.

Then, there’s the rest of us.

If you’re among those who are eagerly anticipating the start of ski season, but not so much that you’re willing to hike a mountain and risk pockmarking your skis for it, good news awaits. Lifts will begin hauling skiers at some Utah resorts within a month’s time, so long as nature cooperates. And within two months, more than half of the state’s ski areas should be open for business.

For those willing to wait — and those more ambitious types, too — here are the estimated opening dates for all 16 Utah ski areas. All dates are tentative, depending on weather temperatures and snowfall.

(Note: This list will be updated throughout the season as necessary).

Utah 2025-26 Ski Season Opening Dates (tentative)

Alta Ski Area: Friday

Brian Head Resort: Friday

Solitude Mountain Resort: Nov. 27

Snowbird: Nov. 27

Snowbasin: Nov. 28

Woodward Park City: Nov. 28

Deer Valley Resort: Nov. 29* (*Passholders only. All others Dec. 1)

Sundance Resort: Dec. 5

Nordic Valley: Dec. 12

Powder Mountain: Dec. 12

Eagle Point: Dec. 19

Beaver Mountain: TBD

Brighton: TBD

Cherry Peak: TBD

Park City Mountain: TBD

Snowland: TBD

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Julie JagOutdoors Reporter

Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.