![]() ![]() Please pay careful attention to the details below. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Ski Bus schedule has changed for the 2022–23 season and fewer busses are available due to a nationwide shortage of bus drivers. Whether you are a visitor or a seasoned local, riding the bus is a cinch with the helpful info below. Resorts in Park City and along the Wasatch Front are serviced by public transit that take the headache out of scary snow driving and hairy parking. Ditch the kerfuffle and reduce your emissions in one go with a ride on one of Utah's ski buses. “My whole philology is I leave people in a better situation than what I found them, so when they get off my bus, they’ll talk about me, they’ll have a smile on their face, that’s why I do what I do.Parking at ski areas, especially on peak holidays or weekends, can be a real drag. Memea hopes that his calm and positive demeanor as a bus driver will encourage others to ride the bus in the canyons, he says his goal is to get each of his riders home safely. “I make sure my passengers know that I love my job and love what I do because at the end of the day, it’s my job to get them from point A to point B safely.” “Sometimes getting stuck in the canyon can get a little stressful, so I kind of make people laugh,” he said. Memea tries to project that confidence onto his passengers, who often turn to UTA on big snow days to avoid driving their own vehicles in the canyon. “In pitch black darkness, I can read the curves, I know the curves, I know every turn,” he expressed. For Memea, he doesn’t mind the big snow days, in fact, he feels confident driving in them. With record snowfall amounts in the Cottonwoods for the 2022-23 season, road conditions in the canyons have often been challenging. ![]() “Definitely more (snow) than I’ve seen being a bus driver, but the more white stuff, the better.” He said he loves the winding roads and the snow-covered trees. Memea spends several shifts a week driving to the resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. ![]() “It’s my dream job, ever since I can remember, since I was 6 or 7, I’ve wanted to be a bus driver,” he said. ![]()
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