Guides
How each mountain is laid out, how to get up the canyons, and how to plan a season. Parking rules, prices and bus routes change every year, so each guide shows when it was last updated.
Resorts
- How to Ski Alta: A Smarter First 3 DaysSkiers only, 546 inches a year, and much of the best terrain is reached by traverse. How Alta is laid out, a plan for three days, and this season's parking rules.
- How to Ski Snowbird: A Smarter First 3 Days3,240 feet of vertical and two thirds advanced terrain. How Snowbird's three areas fit together, a plan for three days, and where to park.
- How to Ski Brighton: A Smarter First 3 DaysThe most beginner terrain in the Cottonwoods, lifts until 9pm, and trees you can learn in. How Brighton is laid out, a plan for three days, and this season's parking rules.
- How to Ski Solitude: A Smarter First 3 DaysPlenty of intermediate terrain, Honeycomb Canyon off the back, and quieter than its neighbors. How Solitude is laid out, a plan for three days, and this season's parking rules.
Getting there
- LCC vs BCC: Which Canyon, Which DayLittle and Big Cottonwood are four miles apart and ski like two different days. How Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude compare, and how to choose.
- Parking, the Traction Law and the Ski Bus in the CottonwoodsEvery Cottonwood resort manages weekend parking differently. How Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude each work in 2026-27, what the traction law requires, and when to take the bus.