Brian Head Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Brian Head Resort is a ski area in Brian Head, Utah, the United States. Its 69 mapped downhill runs add up to 38 km, which ranks it #72 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 548 m long.

Slopes at Brian Head Resort

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 39% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Brian Head Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 13 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 rope tows. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,928 m up to 3,324 m, a vertical drop of 396 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Brian Head Resort

The nearest airport is Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), about 22 km away in a straight line — roughly 29 minutes by car; St George Regional Airport (SGU) is 93 km away. Nearby ski areas include Deer Hollow Non-Motorized Winter Recreation Area and Eagle Point (23.6 km), which together add 24 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.