SCALE IN MILES 0 VISION Salt Lake City
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON
7 CANYONS PARK CITY MTN RESORT 6 Park City ½ 1 2 4
5 SOLITUDE 2 3 EXISTING CONECTION 4 DEER VALLEY
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON
ALTA 1 EXISTING CONNECTION SNOWBIRD 2 t
HE PEAKS OF THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS ARE GRAND, iconic and drenched in a rich abundance of snow. However, they are not expansive, and for this reason alone seven Utah resorts coexist as neighbors, often separated by just a single ridgeline. As a result of this geographic coziness, there seems to be one question asked more frequently than the rest. What if all seven resorts could be skied on one pass? What if?
Because of the proximity of Utah’s ski areas, it is possible to connect seven ski resorts in just three moves: 1. Connect Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons; 2. Connect Big Cottonwood to Park City; and 3. Create border crossings among already adjacent neighbors. Bam! You’ve got the largest lift-served ski experience in North America—18,000 acres of The Greatest Snow on Earth, and just one lift ticket.
Just a few short years from now, Utah’s corner of the mountain sports world could offer the same great skiing but with even better access and more options. Planners envision a four-
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BRIGHTON 1
CONNECTION POINTS Snowbird to Alta
This connection already exists with a high-altitude border station. And skiers can currently ski at both resorts for a $105 pass.
Alta to Solitude
Crossing Twin Lake’s Pass and through Grizzly Gulch, would drop skiers into Solitude and connect Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons. Currently Alta uses the area for its cat-skiing operations.
Solitude to Brighton
This connection already exists and is called the SolBright trail.
Brighton to
Park City Mountain Resort Lifts could cross from Wasatch Front to Back across Guardsman Pass.
Park City to Deer Valley Neighbors already, the connection could be along shared terrain, as easy as dropping a rope line.
Planes, Trains and Ski Buses
Last spring, while the last of the snow was melting off our beloved mountains, a key piece of a new ski experience in Utah fell into place. The airport TRAX line started service. This link connects you to Salt Lake’s Intermodal Hub (we know, boring name). From there, skiers and boarders can fi nd bus connections all the way up to the ski hill. It’s a trip that wasn’t even possible last season and even more ambitious projects are on the horizon. Discover schedules and more info about the system and fares at
rideuta.com.
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Park City to Canyons Also neighbors, PCMR and Canyons could link up over Porcupine Ridge.
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Canyons to Solitude This is the Ski Link proposal that could link Solitude to Canyons’ 4,000 acres of terrain and be one of two possible connections between Big Cottonwood and Park City.
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