Salt Lake City, UT’s, Snow Crisis: The Least Snowy Winter on Record Salt Lake City, Utah, typically a premier destination for world-class skiing, is currently experiencing its least snowy winter on record. According to Matthew Johnson, a Salt Lake City-based meteorologist, the disparity is staggering. While the average snowfall for this point in the winter is 28.2 inches, a measly 0.1 inches has fallen in Salt Lake City. The primary culprit of […] Climate Greg Wedow | January 23, 2026 3 Comments
Skier Left Hanging From Gondola at Park City Mountain, UT, After Boarding Mishap An incident at Park City Mountain in Utah left a skier briefly hanging by her boot from a Red Pine Gondola cabin around 1:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Eyewitnesses said the woman attempted to board the gondola late, and the doors closed on her ski boot, according to TownLift Park City News. The outlet reported that she was carried upside […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 2, 2026 0 Comments
Top 8 Most Expensive Lift Ticket Prices this Holiday Season in North America The holiday season is upon us. This is the time of year when individuals and families plan their big trips to their favorite resorts. It is also the time of year we usually see resorts fully opening all available inbounds terrain. However, with irregular snowfall totals for some of the usual heavy-hitters, this year is different. While some legendary resorts […] Industry News Greg Wedow | December 19, 2025 0 Comments
Taking a Lap With Deer Valley, UT, President and COO Todd Bennett: How Culture, East Village Development, and Long-Term Vision Are Shaping the Resort’s Future The first thing you notice skiing with Deer Valley President and COO Todd Bennett isn’t what he says, it’s who he talks to. On a quiet afternoon during a slow early-season start, Sterling Express hums steadily above our heads. Coverage is thin across much of the West, and Deer Valley, similar to every resort in the region, is leaning heavily […] Industry News Brett Ploss | December 18, 2025 0 Comments
The Hyatt Centric: The New State-of-the-Art Skier’s Hotel in Park City, UT Park City is globally recognized for its world-class snow and terrain, but along with that, it has incredible accommodations for travelers alike. The Hyatt Centric represents a new standard for skiers and snowboarders looking to maximize their stay in the mountains. With direct access to the brand-new Sunrise gondola, which transports skiers to the Saddleback Express lift, this hotel provides […] Featured Article Anders Henrikson | December 15, 2025 0 Comments
Deer Valley, UT, Report: Gifted Grooming & Early Season Fun Report from December 9, 2025 Day #2 of the ski season found me at Deer Valley. I believe I’ve become an old Deer Valley skier… It’s my closest resort to home and it’s lovely. I rolled up to the main base area around 11am and marched onto the Carpenter Chair headed for Sterling. I did 8 laps on Sterling and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 11, 2025 0 Comments
Park City Mountain, UT, Postpones Opening Day Amid Low Early-Season Snowfall The winter stoke in Utah will have to remain patient as Park City Mountain, one of Utah’s most famous ski resorts, postponed its Opening Day due to a lack of early-season snowfall. The resort, which was originally scheduled to begin its season on November 21, has not yet announced a new opening date as it waits for natural snowfall and ideal […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | November 21, 2025 0 Comments
Another Park City, UT, Billionaire Eyes Major Acquisition as Resort Disputes Unfold As Utah’s richest man, Matthew Prince, continues to make headlines for his bid to purchase Park City Mountain from Vail Resorts, another Park City billionaire is moving toward a high-profile acquisition of his own. Douglas Bergeron, the former Verifone CEO and developer behind the $65 million Deer Valley estate that broke Utah’s sales records in 2024, is preparing a bid […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | September 4, 2025 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Faces Investor Pressure as Local Billionaire Tech CEO Matthew Prince Eyes Purchase of Park City Mountain, UT Matthew Prince, the billionaire CEO of Cloudflare and a longtime Park City resident, has renewed public interest in buying Park City Mountain from Vail Resorts—even as the Colorado-based company insists the resort is not for sale. Prince, who recently purchased the Town Lift Plaza property on Main Street, told The Park Record that activist investors are “circling around Vail” and […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 27, 2025 6 Comments
Park City, UT, Emerges as a Contender to Host the Winter X Games The X Games are action sports’ biggest stage, where the best in skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, and BMX push the limits of what’s possible. For the past 25 years, the Winter X Games have been anchored in Aspen, Colorado, but that could change soon. With Aspen’s contract set to expire after next year, Utah has emerged as a serious contender to […] Industry News Brent Glogau | August 25, 2025 0 Comments
The 9 Best Ski Resorts in Utah According to Our Readers Skiing and snowboarding in Utah is pretty awesome. The state makes a strong case for being the best state for skiing thanks to its famously light, dry powder dubbed “The Greatest Snow on Earth®.” The Wasatch Range packs a huge concentration of world-class resorts, many within an hour of Salt Lake City, making it easy to chase storm cycles without […] Brains Brent Glogau | August 22, 2025 0 Comments
Top 7 Sunniest Ski Resorts in America As much as the skier community craves deep, jaw-dropping powder days, it’s hard to deny the pure joy of bluebird days. There are few feelings that match cresting the top of a ski lift on a gorgeous blue sky day and seeing mountainous views surrounding you. Although, skiing down the run in that same setting may top it. That’s why […] Brains Riley McDonald | August 8, 2025 2 Comments
Best Ski Towns in North America to Visit if You’re Not Skiing or Snowboarding Ski towns across North America offer a large variety of activities off the slopes. From fine dining and nightlife to spas, festivals, and art galleries, and everything in between, both the U.S. and Canada’s ski towns offer a little something for everyone. Some towns, however, pull well above their weight in off-slope activities year-round. From coast to coast, the continent […] Brains Joseph Kaufmann | August 2, 2025 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Promotes Australian Resort Leader to Park City, UT Today, July 28, Vail Resorts announced Richard Phillips as its next Vice President and General Manager of Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts, effective September 14. Phillips currently serves as VP and GM of Falls Creek and will oversee both resorts in his new role, creating new synergies and collaboration between the neighboring resorts. Tina Burford, the current Vice President […] Industry News Press Release | July 27, 2025 0 Comments
Civics For Skiers: How Local Governments Help Skiers Talk To Developers This article is the first article in Civics for Skiers, a series which examines how the ski industry interacts with various parts of our government and how skiers may make their voices heard. Development has always been a part of the ski industry. From the early days when big resorts used skiing as a way to sell real estate, to […] Industry News Zach Armstrong | July 17, 2025 0 Comments
Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Plans to Replace Cabriolet Lift with New Gondola The Cabriolet lift at Canyons Village, which has been hauling skiers and riders from the lower parking lot to the base area since 2000, may be making its final laps. According to TownLift, Park City Mountain and the Canyons Village Management Association (CVMA) have announced plans to replace the open-air lift with a fully enclosed gondola. The proposed upgrade is […] Industry News Brent Glogau | July 7, 2025 0 Comments
5 Former North American Ski Areas That Have Been Absorbed by Other Resorts In today’s ski industry, it is common to see ski resorts change ownership and merge with large ski conglomerates like Alterra Mountain Company and Vail Resorts. What is less common is for ski areas to merge and become one large, interconnected resort. This has occurred several times over the last 30 years, and here are the five most significant ones. […] Industry News Brett Currie | June 11, 2025 1 Comment
Utah Tourist Economy to Take $132 Million Annual Blow from Sundance Film Festival Moving to Colorado After more than four decades of calling Park City home, the Sundance Film Festival is officially packing up and moving to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027. The announcement came two months ago and marks a significant cultural shift for Utah, as well as a potentially devastating economic one. Related: Sundance Film Festival to Relocate to Boulder, CO, in 2027 Organizers from […] Brent Glogau | May 29, 2025 0 Comments
Park City, UT, Sets Tourism Record Last Season Despite Historic Ski Patrol Strike Park City, Utah, wrapped up its 2024-25 ski season with the highest tourism revenue in town history, despite a winter marked by modest snowfall and a high-profile ski patrol strike. Preliminary numbers from the Park City Chamber of Commerce show a new record for transient room tax collections—a key metric that tracks both nightly rates and lodging occupancy. Related: Why […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 28, 2025 0 Comments
Local Billionaire Wants to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, UT, From Vail Resorts and Build Gondola to Alta Matthew Prince, a billionaire tech entrepreneur and CEO of Cloudflare, has purchased the Town Lift Plaza at the base of Park City Mountain in Utah and claims he has even discussed purchasing Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) from Vail Resorts, according to KPCW. The deal, finalized May 16, transfers ownership of the prominent Main Street property from the Sweeney family, […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 18, 2025 0 Comments
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