Park City MTB Trip Cost 2026: Lift Tickets, Olympic-Town Hotels, and the IMBA Gold Math

The Short Answer

A 4-day Park City MTB trip runs about $950 to $2,800 per person before airfare. There are three ways to ride it. Pedal only (no shuttles, no lifts) with a rental and a budget hotel is around $950. Pedal plus shuttle with a downtown hotel is around $1,450. Pedal plus shuttle plus bike park with lift days, a premium hotel and nights out pushes $2,800 and can go higher. Each step up the ladder also assumes a nicer hotel, and the hotel is the biggest swing in the total.

The rental line in every budget assumes an enduro bike at $85 a day. Prices may be higher or lower for different kinds of bikes. Lift and rental prices are the most recent published rates we found (2025 and 2026 seasons). Lodging and food are estimates.

Park City carries the same cost structure as a ski destination. The town is built around Olympic-era infrastructure, and Main Street hotel pricing is pegged to that tier. The 450+ miles of IMBA Gold trail is the payoff, and most of it is accessible without lifts if you want to pedal.

Lift Tickets

Lift tickets cost less than most first-timers expect. Most recent published rates:

• Park City Mountain lift ticket, day pass: $49 adult, $35 child (2025). The resort sells it as a bike haul, which covers the Crescent chair and the Red Pine Gondola. A lift season pass was $220.
• Deer Valley full-day bike ticket: $35 (2025), $30 for kids and seniors. More XC and flow oriented, with less DH than Park City Mountain. The 2026 Summer Access Pass was $329.
• Deer Valley Pedal Pass: $12 a day or $50 for the season. It was required in 2026 to pedal Deer Valley's trails without a lift ticket.

Ikon and Epic: Deer Valley is on the Ikon Pass. Ikon holders got 25% off the 2026 Summer Access Pass ($247 instead of $329), but there was no Ikon discount in 2025. Park City Mountain is on the Epic Pass, and lift tickets for bikes are not included with it. Check current terms before you buy.

The pedal-access alternative: You don't need lifts to ride Park City. Round Valley, Armstrong-Spiro, and the Wasatch Crest Trail (with optional shuttle) are all pedal-accessible. Skip lift tickets entirely and save roughly $100-$200 per person over a 4-day trip.

Shuttles: Wasatch Crest Is the One

Park City shuttle options are limited but specific.

• Wasatch Crest shuttle (Big Rack Shuttle and Fox 'N' Rox in summer): $25-$35 per person. The Crest is a bucket-list ride: high-alpine ridge singletrack starting at Guardsman Pass. The shuttle saves you a long climb.
• Park City Mountain Bike Park lifts: A lift ticket replaces the need for any shuttle within the resort.
• Deer Valley lifts: Same model.

Most Park City trips build in one Wasatch Crest shuttle day. It's the non-resort ride everyone comes for.

Bike Rentals

• White Pine Touring: Park City institution. $75 / day for a standard full-suspension bike, $149 / day for high-performance models (Specialized Epic 8, Stumpjumper 15), $159 / day for an e-bike.
• Jans Mountain Outfitters: Multiple locations with convenient downtown pickup. $75 / day standard, $85 / day enduro and gravity bikes, $149 / day for high-performance Santa Cruz models (Blur, Bronson, Tallboy), $159 / day for an e-bike.

The budgets below use the $85 enduro day rate. Prices may be higher or lower for different kinds of bikes. Rental e-bikes are not allowed on most Park City singletrack, so read our e-bike and shuttle policies guide before you rent one.

Lodging: Main Street Premium

• Budget (Park City Peaks Hotel, Best Western Plus): $150-$250 / night in peak summer.
• Mid-tier (Newpark Hotel, Hyatt House): $220-$400 / night. Newpark in Kimball Junction is 10 minutes from Main Street at a lower rate.
• Premium Main Street (Stein Eriksen Residences, Washington School House): $450-$900+ / night.
• Resort-base (Grand Summit, St. Regis): $350-$700 / night.
• Vacation rentals (3-bedroom near Main Street): $350-$700 / night. Ski-era homes that let out in summer.
• Heber / Midway / Kamas (20-30 min drive): $120-$220 / night. Significant savings if you don't mind the commute.

Park City hotels discount meaningfully in shoulder season (October before snow, May-early June). Peak summer runs the full range above. These ranges are estimates. Summer 2026 listings we found: Newpark from about $150 a night, Grand Hyatt Deer Valley around $333, Stein Eriksen Lodge from $390.

When you're ready to book, compare where to stay in Park City, curated picks with live prices.

Food and Drink

• Groceries (Whole Foods, Smith's at Kimball Junction): $30-$45 / person / day.
• Casual meals (The Bridge Café, Windy Ridge): $18-$30.
• Sit-down Main Street (Riverhorse, Handle, Glitretind): $60-$120 per person.
• Wasatch Brew Pub, High West Distillery: $9-$14 / pint or cocktail.

Main Street dining is priced like Whistler. Expect to pay.

Sample Park City Trip Budgets (4 Days, Per Person)

Pedal Only: $945

No shuttles, no lift tickets, no bike park days. You pedal up everything you ride: Round Valley, Armstrong, Spiro and Mid-Mountain.

• Enduro rental (4 days at $85): $340
• Budget Kimball Junction hotel (double occupancy, 4 nights, estimate): $400
• Food mix (estimate): $180
• Gas (estimate): $25

Pedal Plus Shuttle: $1,445

Everything above, plus a shuttle for the Wasatch Crest. No lift tickets.

• Enduro rental (4 days at $85): $340
• Wasatch Crest shuttle (1 day): $30
• Mid-tier downtown hotel (double occupancy, 4 nights, estimate): $700
• Food mix (estimate): $320
• Gas and incidentals (estimate): $55

Add two Park City Mountain lift days ($98) and this comes to $1,543.

Pedal Plus Shuttle Plus Bike Park: $2,827

Shuttle for the Crest, lift days at Park City Mountain and Deer Valley, a nicer room, and dinners and drinks out.

• Enduro rental (4 days at $85): $340
• 3 Park City Mountain lift days ($147) + 1 Deer Valley day ($35): $182
• Wasatch Crest shuttle: $35
• Premium hotel (Stein Eriksen Lodge or Main Street, single occupancy, 4 nights at about $400, estimate): $1,600
• Restaurant-heavy food (estimate): $520
• Drinks and going out, about three pints or cocktails a day at $9-$14 (estimate): $150

This is not a ceiling. Four nights at the top of the Main Street range ($900 a night) is $3,600 for the room alone, and a private shuttle or a guided ride adds more. Plenty of riders also spend well under the cheaper tiers by bringing their own bike, splitting a condo and cooking.

These totals use the most recent published lift and rental rates, plus our estimates for lodging, food and fuel. Your trip will vary, mostly on five things:

• Lodging. A discounted Park City condo split between two riders came to about $125 per person per night on a recent three-night trip, below the hotel estimates above. Condos and Airbnbs can beat hotels, but discounts come and go.
• Food and drinks. Cooking most meals from groceries runs $30-$45 a day. Sit-down dinners on Main Street run $60-$120 a person, and pints and cocktails run $9-$14 each, so going out most nights can double the food line.
• Your own bike. If you bring one, take the $340 rental line out of every total.
• Bike type. Rentals assume an enduro bike. Prices may be higher or lower for different kinds of bikes.

Add $300-$550 round-trip airfare to Salt Lake City (SLC). Park City sits 35 minutes from SLC via I-80. Multiple direct flights serve most US hubs, so it's one of the easiest destinations to access.

When to Go

• July-early October: Full season. Snowmelt sets the opening date, and some years the trails don't clear until late June or early July.
• Peak August-early September: All trails dry, Wasatch Crest at its best.
• October color: Aspen turn late September through mid-October. Brilliant but shorter days and cooler mornings.
• May-June: Shoulder. Lower-elevation trails open; upper Wasatch Crest still snowy.
• November-April: Ski season. Most MTB trails closed. Lodging way cheaper but you're not riding.

Ikon and Epic Passes (If You Ski)

Deer Valley is on the Ikon Pass, and Ikon holders got 25% off its 2026 Summer Access Pass. In 2025 there was no Ikon discount, so terms change year to year. Park City Mountain is on the Epic Pass, and lift tickets for bikes are not included with it. Neither pass makes bike park days free, so the lift line in the budgets above is what you should expect to pay. Check each resort's current terms before you buy.

Where You Save, Where You Don't

Save on: Lodging first, by staying in Kimball Junction or Heber. Then lift tickets, because most Park City riding is pedal-accessible and a pedal-only trip saves roughly $100-$200 per person. Food, by cooking breakfast at a rental.

Don't skip: The Wasatch Crest shuttle, which is the trip-defining ride. One dinner on Main Street if the budget allows. And a Pinecone ride, one of Park City's big draws.

Park City is expensive but accessible: 35 minutes from a major airport, IMBA Gold riding, and enough infrastructure that you never have to rough it. Budget accordingly.