A Utah Ski Resort Is Selling Lift Tickets for Just $19 Per Day

Today, Brian Head has more than 70 trails and eight lifts, as well as the highest base elevation in the state at 9,600 feet above sea level. That makes its snow dry and fluffy, rather than wet and heavy.

As of early September, advanced purchase rates at Brian Head range between $19 and $48, but jump to anywhere between $58 and $81 for the period between Christmas break and New Years Day. But rates drop back to $21 and up for dates in January through the end of the season, scheduled for May 4, 2025. Until further notice, skiers who buy tickets online in advance will also get a $10 resort credit per ticket, effectively allowing you to ski for as little as $9 — assuming you would have spent $10 at the resort to begin with.

Brian Head Resort is approximately four hours south of Salt Lake City, making it a bit removed from the crowds of bigger SLC-area resorts like Snowbird, Park City, and Alta. It’s about a 90-minute drive from the airport in St. George, Utah, or three hours from Las Vegas, NV. That makes it ideal for a weekend trip from Salt Lake City or as a stop on a longer point-to-point ski trip through Utah.

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While it’s not among Utah’s largest resorts, which are some of the most popular ski resorts in the United States, Brian Head lift tickets are among the most affordable in the state. Most US resorts use dynamic pricing and offer lower prices for advanced purchase or multi-day tickets. So prices can vary. But as a general estimate, you can expect advanced purchase lift tickets to cost quite a bit more at larger resorts, including Park City (starting at $259 for a single day), Deer Valley (starting at $189 for a single day), and Snowbird (starting at $184 for a single day).

If Brian Head isn’t your vibe, you may want to check out lift ticket costs at some of the smaller resorts owned by Brian Head’s parent company, Mountain Capital Partners. It has some of the lowest-priced ski resorts in the US, including Purgatory in Colorado, where tickets can be as low as $9.