Solitude Ski Resort announced this week that they will start charging for parking this upcoming ski season.  Solitude is calling it an "experiment" to see if charging $20 to park a car will reduce traffic up Big Cottonwood Canyon.  It is $20 for a car with one or two people, $10 for three, and $5 for four or more.  This news has certainly brought up the question as to whether other ski resorts will start charging for parking, including Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort.  Neither resort has publicly said whether charging for parking is in their future plans, but both resorts have plans to pursue developments on the parking lots at their base areas, and build parking garages to replace those lost spaces.  

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Ski Utah has released a list of projected opening dates for resorts in Utah.  See below for a reproduction of the full list as provided by Ski Utah. Updates will be posted on their website as the season draws nearer.  

Alta Ski Area: November 23

Beaver Mountain: TBD

Brian Head: November 16

Deer Valley Resort: December 8

Eagle Point: December 21

Nordic Valley: TBD

Park City Mountain Resort: November 21

Powder Mountain: TBD

Snowbasin Resort: November 21

Snowbird: November 30

Solitude Mountain Resort: December 1

Sundance Mountain Resort: December 7

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