Park City Mountain in Utah officially wrapped up its season on Sunday, April 5, after a disappointing season marked by unusually high temperatures and low snow totals. The United States’ largest resort had hoped to make it to mid-April, but recent snowstorms turned out weaker than expected, forcing an early closure. The resort was open for a total of 182 days this season, kicking off on December 5, 2025, and concluding on April 5, 2026.
Park City’s Mountain Village closed for the season over the weekend of March 27, while Canyons Village managed to stay open slightly longer before also shutting down this past weekend.
The resort closed with a total of 158 inches (4.01 meters) of snow this year, significantly below the 355 inches (9.02 meters) it averages each winter. The resort’s snowpack currently sits at 53 inches (1.35 meters), less than half of what it typically is at this point in the season.
“Our ops teams have been working magic all winter long, but even that magic can’t really fight back what Mother Nature has delivered at the tail end of this season for us,” Mountain Operations Vice President Mark Ingham said in an Instagram Post.
The 2025-26 season will be remembered as one of the most disappointing seasons ever for Park City. Utah recorded its worst snowpack since measurements began in 1930. Measurements showed that this season’s snow water equivalent came in at one-fifth of the previous record low, blowing other poor seasons completely out of the water. The season’s snowpack peaked on March 7 at just 8.3 inches, indicating that this season had never come close to a typical Utah winter.
Regarding temperatures, the National Weather Service reported that this winter has been the warmest on record, with an average temperature of 40.7 °F at Salt Lake City International Airport. Over the weekend, temperatures topped out at 50°F in Park City, highly abnormal at the resort’s elevation.
From the get-go, Park City was in a battle with weather conditions. The resort was scheduled to open on November 21, 2025, but had to delay two weeks due to rainy conditions. This was just the beginning of the resort’s struggles. As the season progressed, the resort did not receive the snow it had hoped for. Sparse flurries provided very few powder days, abnormal for the region renowned for “the greatest snow on Earth”.
There’s no question this season fell well short of expectations, and it raises growing concerns about how future winters will look. If climate patterns continue trending in this direction, resorts like Park City could face increasingly shorter seasons plagued by inconsistent snowpack and wet conditions. This not only impacts skiing conditions, but also the local economy that relies on visitors.
Epic Passes for Park City’s 2026-27 season are now available, as the resort will turn its attention to summer operations. The resort has a variety of warm-weather activities, including golf, mountain biking, and hiking.
