As Utah's motto clearly states, Utah really does have "The Greatest Snow on Earth." Taking a Utah ski vacation should be a top priority for any snow enthusiast and for very good reason. With an array of 13 very diverse ski resorts, Utah ski resorts are world renowned for their incredible snow, ski-in and ski-out properties as well as their shopping, food and more. Depending on where you will be doing your Utah skiing, there are resorts specifically made for families, novice skiers or skiers that really want to push their limits.
Salt Lake City has a stunning seven mountain resorts all within an hour drive, making a Utah ski vacation easy and accessible to everyone. This includes Deer Valley, Solitude, Snowbird, Alta, The Canyons, Brighton and the famed Park City resort. Home to the US ski team, Park City offers superior chair lift service, a great children’s program and trails that are out of this world. Alta is another great choice when taking a family Utah ski vacation because of the smaller hills and great instruction program. Then you have Deer Valley which was named the top ski resort in North America by SKI Magazine the last three years in a row. With quality skiing rarely found anywhere else, Deer Valley is truly one of the best. In Southern Utah there is Brian Head Resort, Utah's highest elevation resort as well as Pinewood Resort which offers over 200 groomed trails for some really superb Utah skiing.
Utah ski resorts offer the diversity that all skiers need. There are the purist resorts made for die hard skiers with fresh powdered snow but you also have the resorts that cater to the glamour and excitement that comes after the skiing on nicely groomed slopes is done. From small to large resorts, skiing to snowboarding and everything in between, any one of the Utah ski resorts gives you some of the most challenging slopes in the world and one of the best ski adventures you will ever have.