.BrightonResort and SolitudeMTN, Big Cottonwood Canyon's two ski areas, will require parking reservations this winter in an effort to mitigate traffic congestion as visitor numbers grow.
Adding more parking isn’t an option, in part because both Brighton and Solitude are located on United States Forest Service land. So, both will experiment with reservation systems.
How crazy has it been? People have circled the lots for an hour or more looking for a place to park. Some get turned away by staff and told to come back in a couple hours. Other times, as Robert Stuart can attest, frustrated skiers and boarders leave their vehicles in no-parking zones. Stuart, the Region 2 director for the Utah Department of Transportation, said on more than a few occasions people have even ripped the no-parking signs out of snow banks and discarded them.
Despite being the pioneer for paid parking in Utah, Solitude has encountered parking issues similar to Brighton’s, especially on powder days and weekends. Spokesperson Travis Holland said guests have voiced their frustration over having to hunt for a space or being turned around after slogging up the canyon.
In fact, USFS District Ranger Bekee Hotze hinted that reservations might be even more effective in Big Cottonwood Canyon because both resorts are executing similar plans.
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