The Cabriolet made its last run on March 29, after nearly three decades of carrying Canyons skiers from the parking lot to the base area. Its replacement, the Canyons Village Skyway, has been running test laps above the lots this fall. It's an enclosed gondola with 10-person cabins and floor-to-ceiling windows, and like the Cabriolet it will be free to ride.
At the bottom of the Skyway is the bigger change. A five-level Canyons Village Parking Structure near S.R. 224 and the Frostwood Drive roundabout replaces the old spread of surface lots with a single arrival point holding more than 1,800 spaces. TownLift reported that the garage ends the large free parking area at Canyons Village. Free parking hasn't gone away, though. Once the garage opens, it charges $29 a day before noon, nothing after noon, and nothing for cars carrying four or more people when space is available. Whether a Snyderville Basin skier pays now comes down to three things: the time they arrive, the number of people in the car, and whether they drive at all.
Until the garage opens, the free lots still work
The first weeks of the season run on the old rules. Park City Mountain is targeting a Nov. 20 opening. Last year's planned Nov. 21 opening slipped to Dec. 5 for lack of snow, and the resort says this year's date also depends on weather and conditions.
According to the resort's Getting Here and Parking page, the Canyons Village garage is scheduled to open in early December. Until it does, Surface Lots 2, 3 and 4 are free. Signs and attendants will direct cars into them, and shuttles or walking routes connect them to the upper village. When the garage opens, those three lots close. The resort's season-pass FAQ gives a slightly looser window of early to mid-December 2026, depending on when construction finishes.
Mountain Village follows a different calendar. Every lot there is free from Nov. 20 through Dec. 4, but you still need an advance reservation. On Dec. 5, the Main and First Time lots switch to $29 paid reservations, which run through April 3. If the season opens on time, early-season mornings are free at both bases, with a reservation at Mountain Village and without one at Canyons. By the second week of December, both bases will most likely be charging.
After that, the price depends on the time and the headcount
The Canyons plan is modeled on the Mountain Village program, where paid reservations have been in place for years. The resort says the goals are smoother arrivals, less congestion in surrounding neighborhoods, and more carpooling and transit use. As at Mountain Village, the charge depends on when you arrive and how many people are in the car.
| How you arrive at Canyons Village | Cost once the garage opens | What applies |
|---|---|---|
| Garage, before noon | $29 per day | Standard daily rate |
| Garage, after noon | Free | Free parking after 12 p.m. |
| Garage, four or more people in the car | Free | Carpool areas, while space lasts |
| Surface lot next to the garage | Free | Limited, first come, first served |
| Winter Season Parking Pass | $825 | Requires a 2026/27 Epic Pass with Park City Mountain access |
| High Valley Transit bus | Free | Fare-free routes to the Canyons Village Transit Hub |
The season pass comes with conditions. It's valid only at the garage you select. Parking between 8 a.m. and noon requires a free online daily reservation, and each account can hold up to five active reservations. The pass doesn't guarantee a space and doesn't allow overnight parking. General sales opened Sept. 1.
At $825, the pass covers the same mornings as about 28 days at the $29 rate. The free afternoons and the carpool rule change that math. Days that start after noon, or days with four people in the car, were never going to cost anything. The pass only pays off on solo or small-group morning trips.
The Mountain Village rules, for comparison: free reserved carpool parking in the First Time lot for cars with four or more people, the Silver King lot open on some peak days, and the Mountain Village garage at $50 with a reservation. All Mountain Village lots are free, with no reservation needed, after noon.
The buses already run to Canyons
For much of the Basin, the cheapest way into Canyons Village is a bus that's already running. High Valley Transit buses are fare-free seven days a week. These are HVT's currently posted schedules, not a separate 2026-27 winter timetable, so check the route pages before you plan a season around them.
- 101 Spiro / 224 Local: connects Ecker Hill Park & Ride, Kimball Junction Transit Center and the Canyons Village Transit Hub every 20 minutes, daily from 5:43 a.m. to 12:17 a.m.
- 10X The High Line Express: runs between Kimball Junction Transit Center and the Canyons Village Transit Hub every 20 minutes until 8 p.m., with the schedule running from 5:55 a.m. to 11:52 p.m.
- 105 Canyons Village Shuttle: stops at the Canyons Village Transit Hub, Frostwood Village, Silverado Lodge, The Forum and The Pendry every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 11:55 p.m.
- Summit County Micro: HVT's on-demand zone covers Kimball Junction, Jeremy Ranch and the surrounding area, daily from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
The resort's own transportation page also points to Ecker Hill. It lists the lot as a seven-day park-and-ride and names the 10X and 101 as direct routes to Canyons Village. For drivers coming from the Salt Lake side, it recommends the Jeremy Ranch exit.
The road between the park-and-rides and the resort is changing too. KPCW reported that the first dedicated bus-lane section of HVT's Bobsled Express, also called The Bob, is expected to open this winter between Olympic Parkway and Canyons Drive. The full system from Kimball Junction to Old Town is planned for 2028. That first stretch sits on the S.R. 224 approach that buses from Kimball Junction already use to reach Canyons.
The Skyway's middle stop is the other new way in
The Skyway also adds something the Cabriolet never had. TownLift reported that its mid-station gives mid-village homeowners and lodging guests direct access for the first time. For anyone staying or living along the middle of the village, walking to that stop could replace the drive. And because the gondola is free, it costs nothing to ride from the garage, the mid-station or the base.
Park City Mountain's 2026-27 hours table lists the Skyway running from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the lifts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather and conditions permitting. The listed operating season runs from Nov. 20, 2026, to April 19, 2027. The Skyway starts two hours before the first chair and keeps running two hours after the last one, so you can ride it down late after a long day.
Planning a Canyons morning under the new rules
- Before the garage opens: use Surface Lots 2, 3 and 4 for free. Follow the resort's parking alerts by texting PARK to (435) 244-7169 or following @pcmtnalert, so you know the day the lots close and the garage opens.
- Weekday mornings on your own: take the 101 or 10X from Kimball Junction Transit Center or Ecker Hill, or the 105 if you're starting near Frostwood or the hotels on its route.
- Mornings with a full car: four or more people get the free carpool areas in the garage, as long as space is available.
- Afternoon laps: after noon, the garage is free for everyone.
- Mornings when you have to drive alone: that's the $29 day. A season pass makes sense only if those mornings add up to roughly 28 over the winter.
Garage and opening dates are still targets, and the resort can change them. Check the Park City Mountain parking page and KPCW's coverage of the Canyons plan for updates through December.
If you own a rental or second home in the Snyderville Basin, update your guests' arrival instructions before the garage opens. Parker Properties can rewrite your check-in notes with the new Canyons parking rules and bus routes, so guests arrive knowing where to park and what it costs. Start Effortless Ownership. Schedule a Consultation.
