Having just returned from Utah, honestly I was impressed with how manageable the crowds were. Alta only has 5 lifts and the lines are always reasonable (granted, no snowboarders does decrease the traffic somewhat). Snowbird got a bit busier but by afternoon, everyone has spread out and it's ski straight onto the lift even in the Mineral Basin. Never had to wait more than maybe 3 minutes to get on a chair / gondola at Snowbasin. It was all very reasonable.
It's mostly just slow getting to and from the hill if you're driving up or down at the same time as the crowds. But even then, since the distance is so short (10 miles back to the city pretty much regardless of which of the 11 ski resorts you're going to) that it doesn't really matter that much.
Part of the problem with CO is that Denver to anywhere is a pretty solid drive.
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