Most Wasatch Back ski resorts say they will stay open through mid-April, but the snowpack will be tested as temperatures rise this week.
Park City Mountain plans to end winter operations in mid-April. The ski area ended uphill travel this week to preserve snow on Homerun. Deer Valley Resort's closing day is April 19. Woodward Park City hopes to run its Hot Laps lift through the Uninvited freestyle competition April 9 to April 11.
ABC4 meteorologist Cedric Haynes told KPCW Monday Utah could see record highs in the 70s and 80s for Park City and the Heber Valley by Friday.
“These are record high temperatures for the day, but they're also all- time record high temperatures for the month of March,” he said.
Utah is experiencing one of its lowest snow years in history. Alta, which typically sees about 550 inches of snow annually, has recorded 260 inches to date. The Little Cottonwood Canyon ski area is scheduled to close April 26.
Some ski areas have already closed for the season, including Cherry Peak which ended winter operations March 11. Nordic Valley was the first Utah ski area to close Feb. 24. The closure was intended to be temporary, but the Eden-area facility never reopened.
Utah ski resort closing days:
Alta Ski Area: April 26
Beaver Mountain: Early April
Brian Head: May 10
Brighton Resort: TBA
Cherry Peak: March 11
Deer Valley Resort: April 19
Eagle Point: March 15
Nordic Valley: February 24
Park City Mountain: Mid-April
Powder Mountain: March 29
Snowbasin: March 22
Snowbird: May 25
Soldier Hollow Nordic Center: March 22
Solitude: May 17
Sundance: March 28
Woodward Park City: April 12
