With winter just around the corner, it’s time to think about buying a ski pass this season. With so many ski resorts to choose from it can be hard to know which pass is best for you.
Below is a comparison of seven ski passes near BYU you might want to consider this season.
Cost of ski pass: $1,059 for college students
Drive time from BYU: N/A
Number of ski lifts: N/A
Levels of trails: N/A
The Ikon pass is unique among these options because it is a multi-mountain ski pass.
The pass includes 17 resorts pass holders can visit all season long with no limitations and 42 other resorts limited to seven visits each.
For Utah locations, pass holders can visit Solitude Mountain Resort as many times as they would like during the season. For limited visits, pass holders can ski at Snowbird, Alta, Deer Valley and Snowbasin.
Cost of ski pass: $649
Drive time from BYU: 0h 25m
Number of ski lifts: 9
Levels of trails: 21% beginner, 32% intermediate, 47% expert
Number of trails: 72
For students looking for a short drive, Sundance resort is the closest resort to BYU, with a short 25 minute drive. It is also the second cheapest ski pass option.
Cost of ski pass: $503
Drive time from BYU: 1h 2m
Number of ski lifts: 40
Levels of trails: 8% beginner, 42% intermediate, 50% expert
Number of trails: 330+
With a Park City ski pass you get two mountains for the price of one because Canyons Village is also part of Park City.
If you are an enrolled college student this pass is the cheapest option available to you, especially if you find friends to carpool with.
In order to find the college student option you must look under the additional ages for the youth pass.
Park City has free parking right at the base for groups that carpool with four or more.
Cost of ski pass: $1,149
Drive time: 1h 4m
Number of ski lifts: 5
Number of trails: 116
Level of trails: 15% beginner, 30% intermediate, 55% expert
What makes Alta unique to the other ski resorts on this list is their skiers only policy. If you’re a snowboarder, keep scrolling because this pass is not for you.
According to Quinn Hopkinson, a BYU student, “Alta ski resort is only for the real ones. Only skiers and guaranteed deepest fluffiest powder in Utah.”
Cost of ski pass: $649 for college students
Drive time: 1h 11m
Number of ski lifts: 7
Number of trails: 76
Level of trails: beginner runs 21%, intermediate 40% and advanced 39%
BYU student Addie Hopkinson acknowledged, "Brighton has some of the best terrain parks around." But you should "be prepared for crowds though, it's always so busy."
Cost of ski pass: $1,149
Drive time: 1h 1m
Number of ski lifts: 14
Number of trails: 140+
Level of trails: 8% beginner, 26% intermediate and 66% advanced
Brad Tew, a Snowbird pass holder, said, "It is definitely an advanced mountain that will push the limits of any skier/snowboarder." But he countered with, "There is so much skiable acreage that even on a busy day, crowds spread out and you don't have to wait long."