Wasatch Update: November 2025

[thetrailboss]

Word is Winter Park was crazy over the weekend with the Mary Jane 50th birthday. Lots of people, limited terrain. My son wanted to go but the concert (in town I think) was sold out so they decided to go to Copper instead. Another skier described it as scary in spots.

I saw a comment last week expressing shock that they were going to open MJ with such low coverage....

 

[1dog]

So I went away the first week of Jan, but came back and skied Jan 8, 9, and 11. The crowds were definitely modest considering all the new snow and favorable weather. I rode alone on chair lifts a few times on all three days. Lines were mostly negligible, although I go for lifts and times of day that are less popular. Also, I got light traffic on access road and good parking.

Looking back on nearly 60 years of skiing, early January, after New Years, is light traffic in my Eastern experiences. This is the first year I've skied Utah consistently from early Dec through the Christmas/NYs holiday time frame. Maybe there's a normal lull out here then? But I don't recall a big week of snow followed by light crowds, notwithstanding holidays, weekends or whatever. If there's good snow the UT locals will come out. I have theories: vacation visitation is down because of highly publicized poor December snow, local Ikoners are saving their LCC days for later in season, college kids more often go to Soli or Brighton.

$2.64 in NH for reg.gas. I agree with these premises- this weekend will be a tell-tale but if its MLK weekend- booking would have taken place a month or more ago.

Pats in playoffs so that may affect Boston crowds ( dunno why- one can watch from anywhere). The demographics of skiers change much? Seems more Gen Z and Mils are spending money, but I have no inside intel on consumer spending. Much easier to get house or hotel rooms last minute than in past years.

 

[kingslug]

Yesterday backside at alta opened and you would think it would be nuts..nope...
Now when mineral opened the line was over an hour..looked like 2000 people were there.
Pc is dead...although dream catcher opened and that got a little busy.
SB definitely has way more crowds than alta.
Free parking on weekends plays a big part.

 

[4aprice]

You guys keep saying PC is dead. Any chance that has to do with Sundance moving to Boulder? Wasn’t that usually around this time?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Now if the west can only get through this high pressure dome and get some storms to break through. Not panicked but would be nice to see more action out there.

Might be almost another 2 full weeks without snow. Horrendous.

You guys keep saying PC is dead. Any chance that has to do with Sundance moving to Boulder? Wasn’t that usually around this time?

Sadly Sundance is still in Park City this year, late January to early February. Good riddance.

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

You guys keep saying PC is dead. Any chance that has to do with Sundance moving to Boulder? Wasn’t that usually around this time?

Might be almost another 2 full weeks without snow. Horrendous.

Gotta think most all the people with refundable deposits on hotel/airbnb reservations for January cancelled them before christmas, non refundable people are there.