Cottonwood canyons ski Resorts //
Snowbird Resort and Alta Ski Area are located in Little Cottonwood Canyon (SR-210). Brighton Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort are located in Big Cottonwood Canyon (SR-190). Each resort has individual visitor management policies and parking systems.
**All resorts have digital signs at the mouth of the canyons to notify visitors of their parking lots status (limited, full, etc.). Please read these signs before driving up.
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Reservations are required Friday–Sunday, along with holiday periods and closing weekend from 8am–1 p.m., beginning on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 and ending Sunday, April 6, 2025. Holiday periods include Dec. 20, 2024 – Jan. 5th, Jan. 20 & Feb. 17.
All parking in the Wildcat, Flagstaff (South Side), Grizzly and Albion lots will require a reservation Friday–Sunday & holidays.
Alta Ski Area’s X (Twitter) and Instagram accounts provide parking availability and mountain status updates.
Snowbird offers a variety of ways to park at the resort, including the ability to park in free lots on a first-come, first-served basis, pay for reserved daily parking in advance or purchase a Preferred Parking Pass (sold out for the 2024/25 season).
The Snowbird App allows you to see parking lot updates, real-time chairlift wait times along with chairlift and trail status updates, and opt-in to push notifications for weather, resort info and more.
Snowbird’s X (Twitter) and Instagram accounts also provide parking availability and mountain status updates.
Brighton Resort has a paid parking reservation system ($25/day) with carpooling incentives ($10/day with 4+ passengers) and free for qualifying Brighton passholders (reservation is still required).
Parking reservations are required for any vehicles parking at the resort prior to 12 p.m. on Friday– Sunday and holidays:
- All Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays, effective Friday, Dec. 1 through closing day
- Daily, Dec. 21 through Jan. 5
- Monday, Jan. 20
- Monday, Feb. 17
Brighton’s X (Twitter) and Instagram accounts provide parking availability and mountain status updates.
Paid parking will be in effect daily from 12:01 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the winter season.
From Dec. 21, 2024, to March 30, 2025, reservations will be required Friday – Sunday, and holiday periods until 1:00 p.m. Solitude and Ikon Pass holders can ride the UTA Ski Bus for free.
Outside of times parking reservations are required, parking payment can be submitted via TAP N SKI mobile payment or with one of the many payment kiosks located throughout our lots.
Solitude’s X (Twitter) account provides parking availability and mountain status updates.
