Utah ski season set to begin with Brian Head’s second-earliest opening on record
Nov 7, 2024, 7:00 AM
Brian Head Resort will open Friday, marking the launch of a new ski season at Utah's 15 resorts. (Britton Parkinson, Brian Head Resort)
(Britton Parkinson, Brian Head Resort)
BRIAN HEAD, Iron County — Utah’s 2024-25 ski and snowboard season will officially begin this weekend after a flurry of storms over the past few weeks.
Brian Head Resort officials announced Wednesday there’s enough snow to open Navajo Mountain to skiers and snowboarders beginning Friday. A “first-chair celebration” is slated for 10 a.m. at the resort’s Navajo Express lift. It will mark the resort’s second-earliest start in its 60-year history.
“Opening day terrain will feature four trails open with top-to-bottom skiing on the Paradise trail, in addition to the Strip, Freemont and Easy Time trails,” resort officials said in a statement, adding that the Navajo Lodge will also be open for lessons, rentals and food options.
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Brian Head didn’t receive much from an Election Day storm that passed through Utah, which overperformed in other parts of the state. However, resort officials said the area has received snow off and on since Oct. 18 allowing them to open on time. Weather conditions since then also aided snowmaking efforts at the resort, helping create an 8-inch base in time for opening day.
The resort’s earliest opening date is Nov. 4, 2022.
Other resorts in the state, still preparing for their opening days, received a welcomed bump on Tuesday.
