Overview
- Park City Mountain will begin operations Friday from both bases and debut the new 10‑person Sunrise Gondola with an 8:30 a.m. ceremony and commemorative pins for the first 250 guests.
- Brighton Resort opened Tuesday with two lifts and access to three runs after weeks of weather delays.
- Alta is planning to open Saturday, while Snowbasin and Snowbird have signaled weekend starts pending final conditions.
- OpenSnow projections call for potential double‑digit snowfall by the weekend, though forecaster Evan Thayer warns a high‑pressure ridge could divert the storm and limit totals.
- Warm temperatures and scant early snow slowed Utah’s start to the season, and Deer Valley’s 2,300‑acre expansion access remains indefinitely delayed.