Join Us For Another Great Ski Season
Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, The Canyons, Powder Mountain and Beaver Mountain are evaluating conditions; most will open this weekend or early next week. Sundance is scheduled to open on Dec 7; Deer Valley will open on Dec 8. A storm is expected to dump powder on northern Utah early this week and that should greatly improve conditions. Long-term weather forecasters expect Utah to receive above average snowfall this winter and so we expect exceptional conditions by the peak of the season - from Christmas through Presidents Day weekend. December is a great month to ski in Utah because there is usually plenty of snow and the resorts are not crowded. If Mother Nature doesn't cooperate and provide needed snow, the resorts are prepared to make it themselves - they have the infrastructure necessary to ensure quality skiing. Many lodging establishments and ski-related businesses offer discounts during the early part of the season, before crowds come in for the holidays. The holidays are a magical time at Utah resorts, with outstanding skiing available and a merry bustle from other activities. Lodging establishments close to the ski runs usually book up solid during the Christmas-to-New-Years period. If you want to ski during the holidays, and you have yet to make reservations, call today and you may still be able to reserve posh accommodations. Lodging in Park City is also booked solid during mid-January, when crowds come for the Sundance Film Festival. Salt Lake City always offers excellent lodging options, even during Sundance and the holidays, offering many hotels that are only a few minutes away from the slopes. 
Utah resorts continue to pull in top rankings from serious skiers. In the latest SKI Magazine poll, Deer Valley was voted the best all-round resort in North America. Park City was number 6, The Canyons number 18, Snowbird number 19, Alta number 25, Solitude number 28 and Snowbasin number 29. SKIING Magazine groups Snowbird and Alta together and consistently puts them near the top of their North American rankings. This season they are listed at number 2. All of this attention draws more and more people to Utah's slopes, but the resorts have stayed ahead of the curve by investing millions of dollars to expand ski areas and improve infrastructure. If you are looking for a great ski trip, come on down. - Dave Webb SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE / UPDATE
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Thanksgiving weekend marks the traditional beginning of the Utah ski season and officials here expect another banner year.
