Snow is already starting to pile up at some Utah winter resorts.
And that means ski and snowboard season isn’t far away. In fact, opening day for one resort is less than three weeks away. Storms the past week have dumped more than a few inches in some areas.
Powder Mountain in northern Utah picked up around 4 inches Wednesday night.
Resorts on the Wasatch Front and Wasatch Back also saw the white stuff flying.
And let’s not forget southern Utah where Brian Head, the first resort scheduled to open this season, had 5 inches during the week.
But it’s hard to predict what will happen in the coming months.
One long-range forecast shows most of the Wasatch mountains sit in a favorable storm track but a sharp drop off to the south.
“I think it’s very possible that if we get enough of these northwest flows, that’d be a big deal and that’ll keep the wintertime precipitation to at least normal, if not slightly above normal,” OnTheSnow meteorologist Chris Toomer said last month.
Toomer predicts Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, Park City, Deer Valley, Brighton, Solitude, Alta and Snowbird will see the most consistent snow among northern Utah resorts. But he sees another down year for Brian Head, which despite low snow accumulation last year, had its longest season on record, aided by some late-season storms.
Utah ski resort opening days
With that said, here are the projected opening dates for Utah’s 15 ski/snowboard areas for the 2025-26, conditions permitting.
Alta Ski Area — Nov. 21
Beaver Mountain — Dec. 19
Brian Head Resort — Nov. 7
Brighton Resort — Nov. 13
Cherry Peak Resort — TBA
Deer Valley Resort — Nov. 28
Eagle Point Resort — Dec. 19
Nordic Valley — Dec. 5
Park City Mountain Resort — Nov. 21
Powder Mountain — Dec. 5
Snowbasin Resort — Nov. 28
Snowbird — Nov. 28
Solitude Mountain Resort — Nov. 28
Sundance Mountain Resort — Dec. 5
Woodward Park City — Nov. 28