Skiing and Snowboarding

   Best overall terrain

Alta; Canyons

   Best beginner terrain

Deer Valley; Park City

   Best intermediate terrain

Deer Valley; Park City; Canyons

   Best advanced piste terrain

Alta; Snowbasin

   Best off-piste terrain

Alta; Powder Mountain;  Snowbird

   Best slackcountry

Brighton; Powder Mountain

   Best steeps

Alta; Snowbird

   Best tree skiing

Solitude; Canyons

   Uncrowded slopes

Powder Mountain; Solitude

   Best lift infrastructure

Brighton; Snowbasin

   Best terrain park

Park City; Canyons

   Best powder

Alta; Solitude; Snowbird; Sundance

   Highest likelihood of fresh powder

Powder Mountain; Solitude; Sundance

   Best family ski resort

Sundance; Wolf Mountain

   Best value for money ski resort

Alta; Brighton

   Best low cost ski resort

Brighton; Wolf Mountain

   Best ski-in ski-out accommodations

Alta; Deer Valley

Winter Recreation and Fun

• For those who love tubing, check out Brian Head in southern Utah, and Snowbasin, Soldier Hollow and Gorgoza Park in northern Utah. These facilities provide some of the most exciting tubing for family fun. Soldier Hollow and Gorgoza Park are lighted for night tubing.

• The Heber Valley Railroad chugs through the Heber Valley on weekends, November through March, with a special Polar Express during the holiday season. You can't beat the winter scenery framed by puffs of steam from the great iron horse engines of yesteryear.

• Scofield State Park is a 2,800-acre lake that functions as a base-camp for cross-country skiing, snowmobile treks and it is a popular ice fishing area in the winter.

• Skyline Drive Snowkiting Area is a great spot for snowkiting with plenty of deep snow, steep slopes, and open bowls. No need for a ski lift of resort as your snowkite will pull you uphill and downhill at varying speeds.

• Located in the beautiful Fishlake National Forest, Fish Lake offers ice fishing for Mackinaw, Brown and Rainbow trout, as well as groomed and off-road snowmobile and cross-country skiing trails.

• Bryce Canyon National Park is a great destination for snowshoeing. At the park visitor center, snowshoes are loaned free on a first-come, first-serve basis.

• The National Ability Center based in Park City offers over twenty adaptive sports opportunities for people of all ages with both physical and developmental disabilities. Program offerings include downhill and cross-country skiing, as well as racer training. With the use of specially designed adaptive equipment, participants and their families are taught at all skiing levels.