"Industry NewsSnowland is located about 100 miles south of Salt Lake City and has officially reopened for its first official season since 1980. Snowland has long been a destination for road served backcountry skiing for Utah locals, but a non-profit known as Snowland Recreation and Education, has installed a rope tow for the first time. Located up at the top of the Fairview Canyon, the ski area gets plenty of that world famous Utah powder the area is known for."
"Prior to 1980, the area operated as a ski area before rising insurance costs proved the venture unprofitable. Over 40 years later, thanks in part to danger mitigation efforts and largely due to the favorable conditions of the area, the resort recently welcomed 50 lucky skiers and snowboarders to its single rope for a free opening day on the slopes."
Snowland is about 100 miles south of Salt Lake City and reopened for the first official season since 1980. Snowland Recreation and Education installed a rope tow at the top of Fairview Canyon. The area receives heavy Utah powder but has hazardous road access that previously caused dangerous vehicle drop-offs. Renovations cost about $1 million in state funding plus more than $400,000 in matching donations. A free opening day hosted 50 skiers and snowboarders on the single rope while over 350 visitors showed up, mostly to sled, though sledding is uncondoned. The 25-acre area will limit free tickets to 70 per day in 2025–26 and seeks a $1.46 million grant for an approximately 2,475-foot T-bar lift.
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