Rankings

Best Ski Resorts Near Salt Lake City

SLC is the holy grail of airport-to-powder logistics. Some of these resorts are literally 30 minutes from baggage claim. Utah's champagne powder, short drives, and no-nonsense mountains make this the most efficient ski trip in North America.

15 resorts ranked·Scored 0-100

Park City

EpicUtah

Park City is about 21 miles from Salt Lake City with 355" average snowfall.

355" snow/yr3,200' vertical7,300 acres10,000' summit

Snowbird

IkonUtah

Snowbird is about 18 miles from Salt Lake City with 500" average snowfall.

500" snow/yr3,240' vertical3,240 acres11,000' summit

Alta

IkonUtah

Alta is about 18 miles from Salt Lake City with 547" average snowfall.

547" snow/yr2,020' vertical2,614 acres10,550' summit

Solitude Mountain Resort

IkonUtah

Solitude Mountain Resort is about 18 miles from Salt Lake City with 500" average snowfall.

500" snow/yr2,047' vertical1,200 acres10,035' summit

Sundance Mountain Resort

IndependentUtah

Sundance Mountain Resort is about 30 miles from Salt Lake City with 323" average snowfall.

323" snow/yr2,150' vertical450 acres8,250' summit

Deer Valley

IkonUtah

Deer Valley is about 23 miles from Salt Lake City.

3,000' vertical4,300 acres9,570' summit

Grand Targhee Resort

IkonWyoming

Grand Targhee Resort is about 215 miles from Salt Lake City with 500" average snowfall.

500" snow/yr2,200' vertical2,602 acres10,200' summit

Big Sky

IkonMontana

Big Sky is about 314 miles from Salt Lake City with 400" average snowfall.

400" snow/yr3,666' vertical5,800 acres11,166' summit

Jackson Hole

IkonWyoming

Jackson Hole is about 203 miles from Salt Lake City with 459" average snowfall.

459" snow/yr4,139' vertical10,450' summit

Vail

EpicColorado

Vail is about 301 miles from Salt Lake City with 354" average snowfall.

354" snow/yr3,450' vertical5,317 acres11,570' summit

Steamboat

IkonColorado

Steamboat is about 268 miles from Salt Lake City with 349" average snowfall.

349" snow/yr3,668' vertical3,668 acres10,568' summit

Palisades Tahoe

IkonCalifornia

Palisades Tahoe is about 455 miles from Salt Lake City with 450" average snowfall.

450" snow/yr2,850' vertical6,000 acres9,050' summit

Snowmass

IkonColorado

Snowmass is about 283 miles from Salt Lake City with 300" average snowfall.

300" snow/yr4,406' vertical3,332 acres12,510' summit

Breckenridge

EpicColorado

Breckenridge is about 322 miles from Salt Lake City with 353" average snowfall.

353" snow/yr3,398' vertical2,908 acres12,998' summit

Beaver Creek

EpicColorado

Beaver Creek is about 295 miles from Salt Lake City with 325" average snowfall.

325" snow/yr4,040' vertical1,832 acres11,440' summit

How We Score

Each resort gets a 0-100 score based on weighted attributes specific to this category. We pull from real data: average annual snowfall, skiable acres, vertical drop, summit elevation, pass coverage, proximity to major airports, and editorial “best for” tags from our resort profiles.

Scores are normalized so the best resort in each attribute gets 100 and the rest scale proportionally. The final score is a weighted average -- heavier weights go to the attributes that matter most for each category.

This isn't pay-to-play. No resort can buy a higher ranking. It's math, data, and a little editorial judgment.

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