What's on in Park City, United States through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter / Christmas break in United States

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 12 Apr (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 Dec – 3 Jan)

Busy — one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Busy — Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Closure

  Mud season

  20 Apr – 25 May · usually

  The weeks between closing day and dry trails: lifts stopped, half the restaurants shut for their own holiday, and snow still lying above the treeline. Rooms are cheaper than they will be all year. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Mud season (20 Apr – 25 May (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Alpine wildflowers

  1 Jul – 15 Aug · usuallyWildflowers & blooms

  The ski runs and the Wasatch Crest trails flower through July, later the higher you start. Afternoon thunderstorms build over the ridge most days, so the walking is done by lunchtime.

• Hazard

  Wildfire smoke season

  15 Jul – 20 Sep · usually

  Smoke from fires in the Great Basin and California drifts into northern Utah in most late summers, flattening the view of the Wasatch and pushing the air readings up for days at a time. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Kimball Arts Festival, Summer break in United States

• Festival

  Kimball Arts Festival

  1–10 Aug · usuallyMajor festivalCrowded

  Historic Main Street closes to cars for three days in early August and fills with several hundred artists' booths. It is the busiest the town gets outside the ski holidays. Source ↗

Still on: Alpine wildflowers (1 Jul – 15 Aug (usually)), Wildfire smoke season (15 Jul – 20 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States

• Nature

  Aspens turning

  18 Sep – 8 Oct · usuallyAutumn colour

  The stands along Guardsman Pass and the Mid-Mountain trail turn in the last week of September. The pass road is unpaved in places and closes for the winter soon after.

Still on: Wildfire smoke season (15 Jul – 20 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Aspens turning (18 Sep – 8 Oct (usually))

Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States

• Season

  Ski season

  20 Nov – 12 Apr · usually

  Park City Mountain usually opens the week before Thanksgiving and Deer Valley in early December, both running to mid-April. The top terrain needs a settled base and opens weeks later than the base lifts. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year peak, Winter / Christmas break in United States

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 Dec – 3 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  The dearest fortnight of the resort year, booked months out, with lift lines that make a midweek January day look empty. Main Street restaurants run set menus and still turn people away. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (20 Nov – 12 Apr (usually))