Utah Ski Resort Parking

All You Need to Know About Parking at the Utah Resorts, 2024-25 Edition

You've assembled your gear and purchased your pass. The skiing/riding posse meetup point is set, along with your alarm. The car is loaded, and the coffee is brewed. You're on the road before anyone else and congratulating yourself for a job well done. And then it hits you: PARKING.

To help you avoid spending hours driving in circles around the resort base area looking for a parking spot, we've assembled all the need-to-know info about parking at all 15 Utah resorts during the 2024-25 winter season. A few other rules of thumb to keep in mind when driving to any of the Utah resorts this winter: visit udottraffic.utah.gov for the latest traffic and road conditions; canyon driving is safest in a four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires or, at the very least, a car stocked with tire chains (more on safe canyon travel here); and to avoid end-of-the-day congestion, consider ending your day by 3 p.m.

 

PARKING INFO AT A GLANCE

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• Alta Ski Area —reservations required Friday-Sunday and holidays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., altaparking.com; early morning reservations are required Monday-Thursday, 6 to 8 a.m., Friday-Sunday and holidays, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., altaearlyparking.com
• Beaver Mountain —no reservations required, no fee for parking
• Brian Head —no reservations required, not fee for parking
• Brighton —reservations are required Friday-Sunday and holidays in all Brighton lots with a discounted rate for vehicles with 4+ passengers,  brightonresort.com/parking. 
• Cherry Peak —no reservations required, no fee for parking
• Deer Valley —no reservations required, no fee for parking. Vehicles with 3 or more passengers get priority parking on the weekends at the Snow Park Base in Lot 2
• Eagle Point —no reservations required, no fee for parking
• Nordic Valley —no reservations required, no fee for parking
• Park City Mountain — parking reservations are required daily at all of Park City Mountain's Mountain Village lots — Mountain Village Parking Garage and the Main, First Time, and Silver King surface lots — between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Parking reservations are free for vehicles with 4 or more passengers. At Canyons Village, parking in the Cabriolet lot will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis. There are also paid lots in the Upper Village and Pendry, available on a first-come, first-served basis.  parkatparkcitymountain.com
• Powder Mountain —no reservations required, but there there is a new per vehicle fee to park on Saturdays, Sundays and during holiday periods. Parking remains free for all vehicles arriving on weekends and holidays after 1 p.m., for vehicles with three or more passengers arriving anytime, and on non-holiday weekdays (Monday-Friday).
• Snowbasin —no reservations required, no fee for parking. Earl's A parking lot is reserved for carpoolers with three or more people, while availability lasts
• Solitude —  parking reservations are required prior to 11 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday periods. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., parking at Solitudes is first come first served, fee-based parking. After 1 p.m. all parking is free, every day. On weekdays (Monday though Friday, excluding holidays), there is no reservation required, but a parking fee is required for vehicles with 2 or fewer passengers. Vehicles with 4 or more passengers park free every day, but are required to make a reservation on weekends. parksolitude.com
• Snowbird —parking options include free, no reservation required; day-of paid parking (on a space-available basis); pre-reserved paid parking; and valet parking. For the 2024-25 season, Snowbird has more than doubled the free carpool parking, available for vehicles with 3+ passengers, snowbird.com/parking  
• Sundance —no reservations required, fee-based parking on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays until 2 p.m. All vehicles with 4+ passengers park free anytime. 
• Woodward —no reservations required, no fee for parking 

 

Detailed Utah Resort Parking Information

 

Alta Ski Area

Beginning December 13, 2024, advance parking reservations are required at Alta Ski Area every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and during holiday periods (December 20 to January 5, January 20 and February 17), through Sunday, April 6, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Qualifying full season, Alta-Bird passholders and lift ticket purchasers are eligible for free parking with an emailed code. All other skiers, including Ikon and Mountain Collective passholders, can purchase a $25 parking reservation without a parking code. Reservations are not required to park at Alta opening day through December 12, Monday through Thursday after 7:30 a.m. (excluding holidays), and any day after 1 p.m. Make and manage Alta parking reservations at altaparking.com.

Early-morning backcountry skiers and riders launching from Alta Ski Area and the Town of Alta may park in the South Flagstaff lot (located between the Alta Lodge and Rustler Lodge on the south side of Hightway 210) with a reservation beginning at 6 a.m., daily, from Friday, December 13, 2024 through Sunday, April 6, 2025. Midweek reservations (Monday-Thursday) are $15 per vehicle. Reservations are not required midweek after 8 a.m. On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and during holiday periods, early-morning reservations cost $25 per vehicle and are required until 1 p.m. Those with an early-morning reservation may occupy that spot for the day. Fines for parking at Alta Ski Area or within the Town of Alta without a reservation or for illegal parking are $250 per violation. For more details and to book an early-morning reservation, visit altaearlyparking.com.

Another option is to leave your car at home or in a valley park and ride lot and take public transit to Alta. The UTA Ski Bus services Alta from Snowbird and several points in the Salt Lake valley at 30-minute intervals during peak hours from December 8, 2024 to April 12, 2025. UTA has added additional service routes to Little Cottonwood Canyon for the 2024-25 season called Canyon Service 1 (CS1) and Canyon Service 2 (CS2). CS1 runs from the Midvale/ Fort Union TRAX station to Snowbird and to the Goldminer's Daughter Lodge at Alta from 6-8:30 a.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. CS2 originates at the 6200 South Park & Ride with stops at the Park & Ride lot at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, the Cottonwod Heights Park & Ride (aka the Swamp Lot), Snowbird and Alta. Riding the UTA Ski Bus, CS1 and CS2 are free to Snowbird, Alta-Bird, Alta, Solitude and Brighton season passholders and Ikon passholders and is $5 per ride for all other riders. Backcountry skiers can book Wasatch Backcountry Alliance's free Backcountry Shuttle, which runs Saturdays beginning in mid-December, conditions permitting. Reservations are required and are accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday evenings. WBA Shuttle pickups begin at 7:30 a.m. at Butler Elementary (7000 S. 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights). Down-canyon return shuttle leave drop-off locations beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Local Tip:  Park on the west end of the Wildcat lot and ski Westward Ho back to your car, or park at the east end of Albion and ski down Crooked Mile back to your car.

Beaver Mountain

Parking is free at Beaver Mountain, no reservations required. Carpooling is always encouraged, particularly on the weekends. Last season, Beaver Mountain added a third, 80-spot parking lot to its base area, located just east of its existing Upper Lot. The new Marge's Cabin base lodge will remain under construction for the 2024-25 season, with an anticipated opening in December 2025.     

Local Tip:  For an easy glide back down to your car at the end of the day, park along the snow on the west side of the Upper Lot. 

 

Brian Head

All parking at Brian Head is free; no reservations required. Leave the canyon driving (and parking) to someone else by taking the Brian Head Shuttle, which offers daily round-trip shuttles from Cedar City or Parowan to Brian Head Resort, as well as charter transportation to area hotels, cabins and condos. The shuttle costs $30 for adults and $25 for youth, round trip (8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.), and runs November 10, 2024 through May 4, 2025. The free Brian Head Town Shuttle services Brian Head Resort, Brian Head Town and area lodging properties Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and holidays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Local Tip: Beginners and those taking ski lessons should park at Navajo Peak, while more advanced skiers should park at Giant Steps.

 

Brighton

Parking reservations are required Friday through Sunday and during holiday periods (December 21 to January 5; January 20; and February 17) within all of Brighton's main and secondary lots, including snow ramps, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Reservations are free for qualified Brighton Season Passholders and cost $25 per car, per day for day skier/riders and Ikon passholders. Carpoolers with four or more passengers can make a reservation for $10 per vehicle. Preferred parking reservations, available Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. for spots near the base of Brighton's Explorer Lift, are $30 per vehicle, per day. Please note that Brighton's parking lots are closed every day, 12 a.m. to 7 a.m. for snow clearing/grooming. For details and parking reservations, visit brighton.com/parking.

Public transit options to Brighton include: The UTA Ski Bus, operating daily between Brighton and multiple valley locations daily with 30-minute frequency during peak hours. The UTA Ski Bus is free to Snowbird, Alta-Bird, Alta, Solitude and Brighton season passholders and Ikon passholders and is $5 per ride for all other riders. Backcountry skiers can book Wasatch Backcountry Alliance's free Backcountry Shuttle, which runs Saturdays beginning in mid-December, conditions permitting. Reservations are required and are accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday evenings. Parking and pickups begin at 7:30 a.m. at Butler Elementary (7000 S. 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights). Down-canyon return shuttle leave drop-off locations beginning at 2:30 p.m.

The Town of Brighton also requires parking reservations, costing $10 per vehicle, along the Big Cottonwood Canyon Road/S.R.190 from the Willow Heights trailhead, located west of Solitude, to the Guardsman Pass Road, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and during holiday periods (December 22 to January 1, January 20 and February 17) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A limited number of early-morning reservations are available for backcountry skiers and riders to park along S.R. 190 near trailheads to Silver Fork and USA Bowl starting at 6 a.m. On weekdays (Monday through Thursday), all parking along S.R. 190 (outside of avalanche slide paths, marked with No Parking Zone signage) is free, no reservations required, conditions permitting. Roadside parking in Big Cottonwood Canyon must always be to the right of the white line with the vehicle facing the same direction as traffic flow. For more details and to make a reservation, visit parkbcc.com.

Local Tip:  Back up your vehicle onto one of the Brighton Parking lot's peripheral snow ramps to set up a nice tailgate patio.

 

Cherry Peak

Parking at Cherry Peak Resort is plentiful, spanning the main paved lot and a gravel-surface overflow lot, both of which are located within walking distance of the Main Lodge. All parking at Cherry Peak is free of charge, no reservations required.

Local Tip: Park on the southeast end of the lot to gain easy access to the Gateway Lift.

 

Deer Valley Resort

Local Tip:  Avoid the traffic coming into town on weekends and park at Richardson Flats Park & Ride. Buses depart every 20 minutes and utilize bus lanes in and out of town so you'll breeze by traffic. 

 

Eagle Point Resort

Reservations are not required, and all parking is available free of charge at Eagle Point. Once guests arrive, the resort's courtesy shuttle provides transit between the Canyonside and Skyline lodges. Tucker High Adventure Tours runs a round-trip shuttle service from its shop and other locations in downtown Beaver to Eagle Point throughout the winter season. 

Local Tip: Car camping, RV camping, and trailer camping are available year-round in the Skyline Lodge lower parking lots. 

 

Nordic Valley Ski Resort

Reservations are not required and all parking at Nordic Valley is available free of charge. There is currently no public transit to Nordic Valley. Please note that night skiing at Nordic Valley has been temporarily paused for the 2024-25 season.

Local Tip:  Bring some chairs, extra layers and your portable fit pits for a tailgate lunch. Either bring your own noshables or take advantage of the food trucks parked at Nordic Valley on the weekends. 

 

Park City Mountain

At Park City Mountain's in-town Mountain Village base area, parking reservations are required daily from December 5, 2024 to April 1, 2025. Reservations for the Mountain Village's three surface lots (Main, First Time and Silver King), are free from December 5 to 12, and then are $28 per vehicle, per day every day thereafter, except for vehicles with four or more passengers, which, with a reservation, may park for free within the Mountain Village's Carpool Parking area. After 1 p.m., there is no charge for parking and no reservations are required within all three surface lots. To park in the Mountain Village Parking Garage, reservations are required every day of the season and cost $46 + fees per day. Park City Mountain opens parking reservations beginning November 8, 2024 at parkatparkcitymountain.com. Early morning uphill skiers, allowed from the Mountain Village only, may park for free along the far eastern edge of the First Time parking lot from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

At Park City Mountain's Canyons Village base area, parking in the Cabriolet lot is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis, no reservations required, throughout the 2024-25 winter season. (Construction may impact parking in the Cabriolet parking lot beginning in mid-March 2025; for the latest updates, visit parkcitymountain.com.) Limited paid parking, available on a first-come, first-served basis, is located in Canyons Village's Upper Village and Pendry parking areas at varying rates. Express access (every 20 minutes) to both of Park City Mountain's base areas is available from three park-and-ride lots: Park City High School (1750 Kearn Blvd, available weekends and holidays only, excluding January 23 to February 2 for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival), the Ecker Hill Park-and-Ride Lot (8424 Kilby Rd), and Richardson Flat Park-and-Ride Lot (3345 E. Richardson Flat Rd). 

Local Tip:  An alternative means of getting to Park City Mountain is using Park City's free bus network, which includes High Valley Transit's service to areas outside of Park City's city limits— Kimball Junction, Jeremy Ranch, Pinebrook, etc. Both entities also offer on-demand micro-transit rides from anywhere in their respective service areas to bus transit hubs. For the latest transit info, download the free Park City Transit app, MyStop, or High Valley Transit's app.

Parking maps for Park City Village and for Park City Canyons Village.

 

Powder Mountain

Parking at Powder Mountain is available on a first-come, first-served basis, no reservations required, for $12 per vehicle on Saturdays, Sundays and during holiday periods. Parking remains free for vehicles arriving on weekends and holidays after 1 p.m., for vehicles with three or more passengers arriving anytime, and on non-holiday weekdays (Monday-Friday). (Note that on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February 2025, Powder Mountain is open to season passholders only.)

First time guests are advised to park at the Timberline Lodge, the resort's main lodge with services including the cafeteria with breakfast and lunch options, Guest Services Center, ticket pickup boxes, and Pro Shop with rental, tuning and retail. Guests may also park at the Hidden Lake Lodge, located higher up on the mountain (with a ticket office but no rental shop). Powder Mountain also offers a free Powder Transit program including the Lodge Route, which travels between the three lodges (Hidden Lake, Timberline, and Sundown.) The UTA Ski Bus runs from Ogden Transit Center, Courtyard by Marriott, Ben Lomond Hotel, Hilton Hotel and Rainbow Gardens in Ogden to Powder Mountain with stops along the way at the Eden Park-N-Ride, Moose Hollow and Bower Lodge.

 Local Tip: Free shuttle rides to the resort are available from the Eden Park-N-Ride, the Bristlecone Route of Powder Transit. The Juniper Route is also free and travels around the Wolf Creek neighborhood for local guests to leave the vehicle at home and allow Powder to do the driving.

Snowbasin

Snowbasin offers complimentary parking in all five of its lots with no reservations required: Earl's Lot, Maples Lot, Canyon Rim Lot (expanded by 124 stalls last season), Wildcat Lot, and Overflow Lot. Earl's parking lots A through E are reserved for carpool vehicles with three or more passengers on weekends until 11 a.m. with a dedicated lane for express access, while space lasts. Street parking along the Snowbasin Road, managed by Weber County, is permitted on the right side of the white lines, except within the 'No Parking Zone' located near the Wildcat Parking Lot.

The UTA Ski Bus operates service between both Ogden and Layton to Snowbasin daily from mid-December to late March. Snowbasin season pass holders receive a free bus pass each season. Bus fares for non-pass holders are $5 each way.

Local Tip: If you park in Earl's Lot, Maples Lot or Wildcat Lot, you can ski back to your vehicle.

 

Snowbird

Most of the parking at Snowbird is available free-of-charge on a first-come, first-served basis in the resort's Entry 1 lot, Upper Gad Valley lot, Wilbere Hill parking area, Main Lot, at the top of the Chickadee run, in the Superior lot, in the Batch Plant lot, on levels 2 and 3 of the Cliff Lodge parking structure and on the Bypass Road (excluding the parking pass area). Free parking is also available along the south side of the Little Cottonwood Canyon Road, SR-210, between Entry 1 and 4 on a first-come, first-served basis, when conditions allow. (Availability of highway parking is determined daily by the Utah Department of Transportation and will be communicated via Snowbird's daily Mountain Report by 7 a.m.) NEW for the 2024-25 season, vehicles with 3 or more passengers per vehicle can park in newly expanded, up-front carpool parking spots, and the Snowbird Mobile App has been upgraded include faster, real-time parking updates and road and mountain alert statuses.

Parking with advanced reservations and day-of paid parking is located in Snowbird's Lower Gad Valley and Pond lots, starting at $10 per day. Advance parking reservations can be made for visits beginning mid-December through most of the 2024-25 winter season through snowbird.com/parking. Valet parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Snowbird Center valet station and at The Cliff Lodge starting at $30 per day. Vehicles parked in no-parking zones and/or illegally will be ticketed.

Another option is to leave your car at home or in a valley park and ride lot and take public transit to Snowbird. The UTA Ski Bus services Snowbird and several points in the Salt Lake valley at 30-minute intervals during peak hours from December 8, 2024 to April 12, 2025. UTA has added additional service routes to Little Cottonwood Canyon for the 2024-25 season called Canyon Service 1 (CS1) and Canyon Service 2 (CS2). CS1 runs from the Midvale/ Fort Union TRAX station to Snowbird and to the Goldminer's Daughter Lodge at Alta from 6-8:30 a.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. CS2 originates at the 6200 South Park & Ride with stops at the Park & Ride lot at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, the Cottonwod Heights Park & Ride (aka the Swamp Lot), Snowbird and Alta. Riding the UTA Ski Bus, CS1 and CS2 are free to Snowbird, Alta-Bird, Alta, Solitude and Brighton season passholders and Ikon passholders and is $5 per ride for all other riders.

Local Tip: Participate in Snowbird's newly improved and expanded Canyon Carpool Club. New for the 2024-25 season is a reduction in the minimum number of passengers per carpool vehicle from 4+ to 3+ and more-than-doubled parking dedicated to carpoolers. Canyon Carpool Club members also are eligible for surprise giveaways on select high-traffic days, prizes that include things like Fast Tracks upgrades, gas gift cards, Snowbird swag, hot breakfast and more. Also, the Snowbird Mobile App will be introducing badges dedicated to increasing canyon carpooling that come with real-world awards like discounted food, apparel and lift tickets.

 

Solitude Mountain Resort

Parking reservations are requiresd at Solitude on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and two holiday Mondays (January 20 and February 17), from December 21, 2024 through March 30, 2025. On reservation days, parking lots open at 7 a.m. and reservations will be required for any arrivals before 11 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., guests may park at the daily rate ($35), without a reservation, as space becomes available. After 1 p.m., parking is free, no reservation required. Vehicles arriving with four or more passengers may park for free but still need to make a reservation for weekend parking via the the Solitude Carpool app. Parking reservations are not required at Solitude Monday through Thursday (except for holiday periods). The fee to park on weekdays is $10 for vehicles with 1 to 2 occupants, and free for vehicles with 3 or more passengers. More details about parking at Solitude can be found here. 

Public transit options to Solitude include the UTA Ski Bus, with service from several points in the Salt Lake valley at 30-minute intervals during peak periods. The UTA Ski Bus is free to Snowbird, Alta-Bird, Alta, Solitude and Brighton season passholders and Ikon passholders and is $5 per ride for all other riders. Big Cottonwood Canyon backcountry skiers can book Wasatch Backcountry Alliance's free Backcountry Shuttle, which runs Saturdays beginning in mid-December, conditions permitting. Reservations are required and are accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday evenings. WBA Shuttle pickups begin at 7:30 a.m. at Butler Elementary (7000 S. 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights). Down-canyon return shuttle leave drop-off locations beginning at 2:30 p.m.

The Town Of Brighton requires reservations for parking along the Big Cottonwood Canyon Road/S.R. 190 on weekends and holidays as well. For details, check out Town of Brighton's road parking reservation system.

Local Tip:  Solitude releases additional parking inventory at 6 p.m. each Sunday for the following weekend. A small number of spaces will become available on the day of at 6 a.m. based on cancelations and snow removal.

 

Sundance Mountain Resort

Parking at Sundance is a combination of free and day-of paid access across its five on-site parking lots. At the new Mountain Camp Day Lodge (opening Winter 2025) base area, where 120 parking stalls were added to lots C, D and E for the 2024-25 season, parking is free for all vehicles on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and is also free for vehicles arriving with 4+ occupants Friday through Sunday and holidays (Dec. 23-Jan.1, Jan. 20 and Feb. 17). Parking for vehicles with three or fewer occupants on weekends and holidays is $10 per vehicle, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (after which, parking is free). Parking in Sundance's premium lower parking lots, A and B is $25 per vehicle, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (after which parking is free); $45 per vehicle on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and on holidays, or $5 for one hour and $10 for two hours. Tap N Ski kiosks allow guests to pay for parking on-site. Or pay online at parksundanceresort.com. For a map of Sundance's parking areas, visit sundanceresort.com/parking. The UTA Ski Bus (UTA 880) runs from University Place Station Provo to Sundance daily, providing complimentary transit for Sundance season pass holders. The fare for non-passholders is $5 each way.

Local Tip: Avoid late afternoon canyon congestion AND parking fees by visiting Sundance on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for night skiing and riding. Simply shift your itinerary to begin at 4:30 p.m., take a break for dinner at one of Sundance's stellar evening restaurants, and then finish up when the lifts stop running at 9 p.m.

 

Woodward Park City

The 300-stall parking lot at Woodward rarely fills to capacity and is available free of charge, no reservations required, whenever Woodward is open.

 Local Tip: If you are looking to take public transit, call High Valley Transit at 435.246.1538 to book a free ride through its on-demand micro-transit van service, running from Canyons Village, Kimball Junction, and the Jeremy Ranch area to Woodward.

Town Of Brighton

Parking reservations, costing $10 per vehicle, are required within the Town of Brighton along the Big Cottonwood Canyon Road/S.R.190 from the Willow Heights trailhead, located west of Solitude, to the Guardsman Pass Road, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and during holiday periods (December 22 to January 1, January 20 and February 17) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A limited number of reservations are available for backcountry skiers and riders to park along S.R. 190 near backcountry access to the Silver Fork and USA Bowl areas starting at 6 a.m. On weekdays (Monday through Thursday), all parking along S.R. 190 (outside of avalanche slide paths, marked with No Parking Zone signage) is free, no reservations required, conditions permitting. Roadside parking in Big Cottonwood Canyon must always be to the right of the white line with the vehicle facing the same direction as traffic flow. For more details and to make a reservation, visit parkbcc.com. For a more detailed breakdown on the new parking enforcemnt up Big Cottonwood Canyon visit wasatchbackcountryalliance.org/parking-changes-in-bcc

For more information on the UTA Ski Bus routes, please visit our comprehensive guide. Safe travels and we'll see you on the slopes!

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