Best Winter Activiy

Ski at Nearby Resorts - Review 2025

By: Heather Raulerson & Annie Gunton - Updated: June 2025

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Our review team:

Heather Raulerson

Contributor at Outoria.com

Heather is a freelance writer for traditional and online publications in travel, human interest, food and drink, and photography. She loves SLOW travel, getting to know the local culture, and always exploring with her camera. She has been published in several publications.

Annie Gunton

Editor at Outoria.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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Where to Book Ski at Nearby Resorts:

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Salt Lake City, often called “winter’s favorite city,” is one of the best places to go skiing or snowboarding in the United States. Ten Utah ski resorts are located about an hour from downtown Salt Lake City.

Park City is only 40 minutes from downtown Salt Lake. Park City has 7,300 acres of skiable terrain, dog-sledding opportunities, fabulous resorts, numerous art galleries, museums, and a charming Main Street on the National Register of Historic Places.

You can also find Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, and Powder Mountain to name a few. The resorts are among stunning landscapes, offering breathtaking views of the mountains and valleys.

During the spring and summer, the ski resorts transform their ski runs into almost 400 miles of hiking and biking trails to explore. There are so many options in the warm months too.

Play golf at Park City Golf Club, flyfish, peruse the area’s farmers markets, hop on the Alpine Coaster to zip through miles of loops, hair-pin curves, and bends, and take the scenic chairlift for unbelievable leaf-peeping in the fall. There is something for everyone all year long in Park City.

If you plan to ski even just for a few days, get an Epic or Ikon pass to save on lift tickets, lodging, food, equipment rental, and ski school.