However, there is one change regular Brian Head customers will notice. “I believe Mountain Capital Partners’ intention is to come in and operate the ski resort as is with the existing staff,” he said. Wilkerson noted that changes to staff heading into the 2019-20 ski season aren’t expected in the foreseeable future. Brian Head’s family-friendly vibe and proximity to Southern Utah’s famous red cliffs and national parks greatly enhances our portfolio and supports our mission to make skiing and riding more accessible and affordable,” Coleman added, in a statement. “Utah has some of the best powder skiing on earth. Some of the upgrades added since 2012 include high-speed chairlifts, night skiing and improvements to lodge facilities and dining. James Coleman, managing partner of Mountain Capital Partners, thanked the resort’s previous owner, John Grissinger, who had purchased the resort in 2012, for pumping more than $16 million into the facility to make improvements. Since it opened in 1964, Brian Head has had several different owners. In its announcement, the resort’s new owner, Mountain Capital Partners, touted Brian Head - located a little more than 30 miles northeast of Cedar City - for its near 30-foot annual snowpack, its proximity to Utah’s national parks, and even how relatively close it is to Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and other western cities. Terms of the deal weren’t released and the deal will remain confidential, Burke Wilkerson, Brian Head's vice president, general manager and chief financial officer, told KSL.com. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.īRIAN HEAD - A Colorado-based mountain resort group announced Tuesday it has acquired Brian Head Resort in southern Utah, adding to its portfolio of outdoor recreation resorts in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use.