"Utah receives an astounding amount of snow, with some areas averaging over 500 inches of powder per season. Only a handful of other locations worldwide can match Utah’s snowfall quantity. During the 2022-23 season, Utah's Alta Ski Area recorded 903 inches."
"Benefitting from a variety of weather patterns, Utah sees consistent snow throughout the winter. Averaging close to 100” per month from December through March, the state can see 20 or more days per winter with a foot or more of fresh powder."
"Storms often roll into Utah from the northwest, with warmer, moist air ahead of the system and a cold, unstable airmass in its wake. This allows for denser snow to fall at the beginning of a storm to “smooth out” the bumps. Then, low-density fluff falls on top for that signature “cold smoke” powder."
"Utah’s mountain ranges, including the Wasatch Range, are tall and jagged. From a skiing and snowboarding perspective, this allows for long vertical drops and steep slope angles, which are critical to provide momentum for riding in deep snow."
"Utah is home to 15 ski resorts, 11 of which are located along the Wasatch Mountain Range around Salt Lake City. No other metropolitan area in the United States has comparable access to winter recreation as Salt Lake and the Wasatch Front."
"Powder skiing, when conditions are right, is an art form. It is beautiful in both its simplicity and grace. Only the subtlest movements are necessary as your skis glide effortlessly through the fluff. The mountain, the snow, and gravity work in concert to give you an exhilarating feeling of flotation — total weightlessness. It's a feeling so intoxicating — so freeing — that powderhounds such as myself devote their entire lives to experiencing it again and again."
"Again and again, Utah delivers."
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Insider's Guide to Park City
Kaylin Richardson, Olympic athlete, and a friend share their favorite Park City experiences to encourage you to add the city's culture-enriched valley, scenery, food, art and access to all-season adventure to your bucket list.
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Best Spots to Get Olympic Spirit
Just because the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games are in the past doesn’t mean that the Utah Olympic spirit is has been snuffed out. Athletes still train here, and ski schools in Utah resorts might be the start of a future Olympian’s career.
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Ski and Golf Same Day Utah
Nowhere else in the world do individuals have the choices and proximity to ski and golf the same day as they have here in Utah.
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8 Elevated Ski Experiences That are Uniquely Utah
If you dream of the possibility of hitting six resorts in one day or carving your own lines from snow-covered summits served by helicopters, then this listicle is made for you.
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Utah Resort Roundup: What Kind of Vacation do I Want?
Wondering where to ski in Utah? The real question is, “What kind of experience do you want?” Get helpful information on ski areas, resorts, activities and more.
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8 Reasons Why Ski School Is Cool
Ski school is cool, and it’s where beginners to experts find the secrets to skiing (and Utah’s secret powder stashes). Learn to ski the entire resort.
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Park City Area: 1 Destination, 3 Resorts
Park City offers access to three state-of-the-art ski resorts, world-class dining, luxury lodging, music, film screenings and so much more.
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Powder Pups to the Rescue
Four furry friends help the Solitude Ski Patrol do their duties.
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The Best Skiing in Utah
Out of 15 ski resorts, here's where families, friends groups, experts, luxury seekers and even night owls find their groove in Utah.
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Walking The Line Between Risk and Responsibility
Why a Hawaii-based highliner and influencer hasn't returned to Utah — yet.
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The 4 Sickest Terrain Parks in Utah
This might be where you’ll find some of the driest, fluffiest powder in the states, but The Greatest Snow on Earth or not, some days are just made for the park.
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Robert Redford Sets the Sundance Scene
Watch the story behind Robert Redford's founding of Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, and learn what makes this Provo ski resort stand out.
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Uniquely Utah Après Ski Spa Experiences
Relax with these seven ski resort spa experiences only in Utah.
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Sundance, Full Circle
When visiting the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, movies are only part of the experience.
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Red Rock, Rock ’n’ Roll and Ribs
Planning a great weekend getaway? Utah’s Brian Head Resort is smokin’. Come play in the snow, party like a local, and chow down on Big John’s KC-style BBQ.
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A Utah Ski Vacation (or Two) for Less
Shop for ski gear like a local. Get discounts on lift tickets. Learn everything you need to know for a cheap luxury ski trip.
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How To Get the Most Out of the Park City Annual Gay Ski Week
At Park City, Utah's annual Gay Ski Week, officially known as Elevation Utah, visitors will be surrounded by like-minded athletes and folks who want to crush it out on the slopes and have fun dancing the night away.
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Ice and rock, snow and splendor: Winter in Southern Utah
Come along on a five-day expedition to see Southern Utah’s wintry face, explore national parks, ski its mountains and find ways to play in the snow.
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A Cauldron of Continuing Olympic Fervor
Since hosting the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, in many ways the Olympic spirit and world-class athletes that seized Utah have never left.
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Everything in its Right Place
Bring your snowboard on your Brighton Ski Resort trip. Visit the six terrain parks – with new designs each week – to add some exhilaration to your ski vacation.
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11 Classy Ski Experiences That are Uniquely Utah
From sheer proximity and the biggest mountains to a ski-in distillery and a celebrity-built resort, these are the reasons to ski Utah now.
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Utah’s Factory-to-Slope Culture
Utah’s gear scene benefits from being able to use its backyard as a testing ground, making the complete ski and snowboard cycle uniquely Utah
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Ski In, Never Leave
Manager of Alta Lodge and a citizen of Mountain Time, Marcus Dippo, hitchhiked to Alta four decades ago and hasn’t left.
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Music of the Cottonwoods
Discover the sound of two iconic Utah bands — Talia Keys and the Love and Pixie and the Partygrass Boys — whose music is inspired by their love of life and nature.
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Planning Your Big Snow Trip
Let’s plan a powder ski trip to Utah and even help you save some time and money while you’re there. Just answer these three questions: Who? When? How much?
