Mountain Conditions

UPDATE 4/17/2025

Happy Thursday!

Looks Like Winter is back for a couple of days!

The warm weather has melted out quite a bit of snow, mostly at the bottom of Game changer but there is still plenty of snow on the face of Olympic Hopeful.

Weather Forecast
The forecast looks like it could be a wet week. This weekend could be beautiful weather for some hiking and corn skiing/riding. As we mentioned last week, we do not have a determined closing date yet. Keep an eye out for a message when we do finally decide it is time to call it quits for the season.

Trail Report
I would stick to Hopeful if you were going to get out this week. The bypass and ridge are melted out. It is also pretty muddy at the bottom, we would suggest walking up the road to the corner to access our snowcat entrance to avoid any mud and stick to snow. Please keep an eye out for thin spots and rocks, more are starting to expose themselves. We highly recommend trying to get to the top to check out the view. The south side will remain closed.

Have a great week and Happy hiking!

UPDATE 4/11/2025

Happy Friday!

It’s been great to see some of you enjoying Olympic Hopeful! And seeing some of you “hero” climbing the face and all the way up to the top of the Super Giant Slalom start.

We were fortunate enough to make a lot of snow this year and are going to open Olympic Hopeful to all our passholders. We would like to keep skiing and riding as long as we can. Our closing date for the season is still to be determined. We would like to go as long as we can!

Weather Forecast
It’s going to be a warm week, and the snow is going to melt fast, but we are excited to keep this party going. We do not have a determined closing date yet. Keep an eye out for a message when we do finally decide it is time to call it quits for the season.

Trail Report
Hopeful has some great and really fun corn skiing and riding! Upper Mountain Bypass is starting to thin out at the turn up on the ridge. Please keep an eye out for thin spots and rocks as they start to expose themselves. We highly recommend trying to get to the top to check out the view. The south side will remain closed.

Lift operations are closed for the season starting April 11. Give a wave to our fabulous crew, if you see them,  while we continue to get everything buttoned up for the summer season.

Have a great week and enjoy the warm springtime weather!

UPDATE 4/3/2025

Happy Thursday!

The storm this past week really helped fill in some thin patching and provided great skiing! As the weather warms up, the South Side will be closed for the season starting tomorrow – April 4, 2025.

 

We were fortunate enough to make a lot of snow this year and are going to open Olympic Hopeful to all our passholders on April 7th. We would like to keep skiing and riding as long as we can. Our closing date for the season is still to be determined. We would like to go as long as we can!

 

Weather Forecast

Looking into this week, it is going to be warm and sunny and provide some great spring skiing conditions.

 

Trail Report

The Game Changer lift will close after training on Monday, April 7th for all training. Our team will continue to maintain the Upper Mountain Bypass until Friday, April 11th. As I mentioned above, we are excited to open Olympic Hopeful (our main race run) to all pass holders on April 7th. It’s a great run and should hold great snow for a couple more weeks.

 

Have a great week and enjoy the warm springtime weather!

UPDATE 3/27/25 

 

UPDATE 3/20/25 

This past weeks snow really helped fill in the mountain well! Everything is skiing great and should hold up nicely through the weekend.

Our recommended loop this week is up the Upper Mountain Bypass trail and down through the Lion’s Den. The South Side of the mountain will remain closed through Sunday, March 23rd. The skiing and riding should be untouched when we reopen on Monday morning.

Forecast: 

It’s been an interesting week for weather. Lots of sunshine and warm weather next week, with some snow in the forecast this weekend.

Training and Events on Spencer F. Eccles Olympic Mountain Center 

South Side is closed for our largest event of the season. We are hosting Junior National Championships for Moguls and Aerials. This is one of the premier events we are hosting this Winter, and we expect to see 200 plus athletes from around the country competing.

Have a great week skinning and enjoy earning your turns!

UPDATE 3/6/25 

Sunnyside and Bear Hollow Ridge has got a lot of sun the last few weeks but with the new snow it is prime skiing. Bear Hollow has stayed covered and is a great option for some softer snow. Upper Mountain Bypass is always the best option for machine groomed access and skiing. Lion’s Den is our skier choice for this week.

Forecast: 

The forecast for the Utah Olympic Park looks great for the second half of next week, with potential to see 10 plus inches by the end of the week. Our grooming team will be out on the Upper Mountain Bypass trail, which is scheduled to be machine groomed on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday Nights (weather dependent). Look for fresh corduroy the morning after! Please always be aware of the Mountain Operations and stay very clear of any machine operations and beware of all winch cat operations.

Training and Events on West Peak: 

We have passed our alpine ski racing competition season. We will still be very busy with race teams training on Olympic Hopeful and Freestyle athletes training on Axios. You will be able to see our local clubs, Park City Ski and Snowboard and Rowmark Academy, Training on Olympic Hopeful and Axios.

We are excited to host the Freestyle Junior National Championship for Moguls and Aerials from March 18th to 23rd. We will have to close the South Side that week for this event. It is our second year hosting this great event and we are anticipating over 250 athletes from around the country.

 

UPDATE 2/20/25 : NEW TERRAIN ALERT 

Southside routes are now open, the Bear Hollow Ridge is in the best condition for both uphill and downhill travel. The Bear Hollow gully is still thin in the trees with lots of saplings still showing in the open areas that can make it extra challenging. We recommend the Bear Hollow Ridge for those looking for expert terrain and more of a backcountry experience.

Reminder: Northside routes – Lower Mountain Bypass and Lion’s Den will be closed for our race series today, February 20 through February 23.  Both Lower Mountain Bypass and Lion’s Den will reopen on Monday, February 24.

 

UPDATE 2/13/25: NORTH SIDE UPHILL ROUTE 

The North side uphill will re-open on February 15. We will provide an update on the South side access after the conclusion of this current storm.

 

UPDATE 2/5/25: NORTH SIDE UPHILL ROUTE CLOSURE – FEBRUARY 6-14, 2025

The North side uphill route will be closed February 6-14 for the University FIS GS/SG Series.

We have been challenged by the rain in opening the South side access but will post any updates here if conditions change.

 

UPDATE 2/3/25: CURRENT CONDITIONS

The rain this weekend did not help the current condition of our North side uphill route. Please be aware that there is quite a bit of new exposed dirt and rocks on the North side uphill route.

 

UPDATE 1/27/25: EXTENDED TERRAIN ALERT

We have extended the North side route. We have added 270 vertical feet and 1000 feet of skiable distance. Conditions have improved with the recent snow. We do have some upcoming races that will force some closures of our North side route February 6-14 and February 20-23, 2025. Please be sure to check the trail map signs for closures.

We expect to open the South side access by early February. We will post as soon as we have an open date so stay tuned!

 

 

PCSS invites all of our Uphill Passholders to the Park City Town Series. See details below.

 

 

UPDATE 1/6/25: NORTH SIDE ROUTE IS OPEN! 

 

UPDATE 1/4/25: We are excited to announce that we will be open for uphill travel on Monday, January 6, 2024 for our season passholders!

Coverage is still limited so we will be opening the North side route and ask that passholders note all signage and markers. We will have temporary signage as shown in the image below at the turnaround point. Please stay on the designated trail when skiing down — the wooded areas still need additional snowfall. All South side routes will remain closed until we get more snow coverage.

Access to the North side route is from the overflow parking lot by the snowmaking pond. Follow ‘UPHILL TRAVEL’ markers towards the Game Changer chairlift. Follow the pathway around the backside of the lift and up the North side (Lookers Right) of the ski run.  After you pass the chairlift, please stay behind the fence line on the travel road and off the main ski run. You will be climbing the Lower Mountain Bypass trail.

Our uphill hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

As a reminder, all Season Passholders must be wearing their armband. You can collect your armband from our Guest Services desk located at the Quinney Welcome Center at the Utah Olympic Park. The Guest Services hours are from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.