Utah Ski Resorts Announce Closing Dates As Season Begins To Wind Down

Here's when all of Utah's ski resorts plan to wind down:

• Alta - April 21, 2024
• Beaver Mountain - April 7, 2024
• Brian Head - May 5, 2024
• Brighton - to be announced
• Cherry Peak - April 7, 2024
• Deer Valley Resort - April 21, 2024
• Eagle Point - April 7, 2024
• Nordic Valley - to be announced
• Park City Mountain - April 22, 2024
• Powder Mountain - April 7, 2024
• Snowbasin - April 28, 2024
• Snowbird - to be announced
• Solitude - to be announced - Open daily until at least May 12, conditions permitting.
• Sundance - April 7, 2024
• Woodward Park City - to be announced

The prospect of late-season skiing in Utah wasn't a given earlier this winter. November and December were dry, suggesting the 2023-2024 ski season might be a dud.

Then, after the arrival of 2024, something changed, and it started snowing—a lot.

"We are far enough above average at this point that I'd be very surprised if we don't finish above average," wrote forecaster Evan Thayer in a Ski Utah blog post examining the state of Utah's snowpack earlier this month.

Thayer's assessment remains accurate several weeks later. Nearly all of Utah's measurement basins are above average in snow water equivalent content. 

February proved to be a pivotal moment snowfall-wise. When all was said and done, Alta Ski Area had experienced its third-snowiest February in the 43-year history of the Collins Study Plot. Alta coined the month "free refills February."

Deer Valley Resort, too, made out like bandits as the powder faucets turned on—this winter, it saw its snowiest February ever.

And Mother Nature isn't done with the Beehive State yet. Another round of snow set for Utah in the coming days could be the cherry on top and encourage undecided local resorts to extend the season even further.