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Ski & Explore Salt Lake City and Park City in 5 Days

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Things change. Lift-opening dates, canyon road status, attraction hours and fees all move. Everything stamped "verified" was read on the official page on October 10, 2026. Where a page would not open or did not list a number, we say so and name the page to check. Treat unstamped times as typical, not promised.

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Promise: Five days of mountains, museums, a bison island and a salt desert from one airport, in either ski season or summer.
Trip length: 5 days, 5 nights (add a sixth for a flexible canyon day).
Best months: Mid-December to March for skiing; late June to September for hiking and summer attractions.
Budget band: Low if you hike and skip lifts; mid with one resort day; high with multiple lift days and a rental car. Fill in your own numbers in chapter 8.
Best for: Active travelers, couples, and groups who want city plus mountain plus landscape.

At a glance

Fly into SLC; TRAX Green Line serves the airport 5:21 a.m. to 11:21 p.m. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Local transit: $2.50 for two hours, $5.00 day pass, Ski Bus $5.00 one way (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Antelope Island: $15 per vehicle, $3 per walker or cyclist (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Natural History Museum of Utah: open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesdays until 9 p.m. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Bonneville Salt Flats: free day use (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Deer Valley opens Dec. 5, 2026, snow permitting (checked Oct 10, 2026)