Non-Profit To Revive Utah Ski Area

New nonprofit ski hill opening in San Pete County with free lifts in first two seasons - TownLift, Park City News

FAIRVIEW, Utah — A new ski area is coming to Utah for the first time since Woodward opened in 2019. The nonprofit-operated Snowland Recreation and Education area is located in Sanpete County, and its founders say affordability is central to the project. They don’t plan to charge visitors for lift tickets until the 2027-28 ski season. The two-run hill was first operated as a ski area from 1967 to 1980, when it closed due to rising insurance costs…

Non-Profit To Revive Utah Ski Area

Fairview, Utah — A non-profit is working on creating something that the Utah ski industry desperately needs: a feeder hill. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Snowland Recreation and Education Area is making a comeback. This spot was once a public ski area with a couple of surface lifts, which operated from 1967 to 1980. While it was a popular ski area, the rapid increase in insurance costs and issues regarding permitting forced it to close.…

Utah’s Snowland Ski and Sledding Area to Reopen After 40 Years, With Free Access at First - SnowBrains

After 4 decades, Snowland Ski and Sledding Area is getting a revival. | Photo: Salt Lake Tribune A once-abandoned ski hill in central Utah is preparing for a second life this winter, marking the state’s first new public ski area in 6 years. Snowland, a small slope tucked in Fairview Canyon rougly 1.5 hours south of Salt Lake City, is set to reopen in December under the guidance of the nonprofit Snowland Foundation. The group plans to offer free …