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Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Highway 210, Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird
Wasatch Front
Northern Utah
Utah
84092
Tel: 800-232-9542
Fax: 801-947-8227

Description

#1 in the USA
Snowbird and Alta have been named the No. 1 ski resort in the United States by SKIING Magazine for five years in a row.

Snowbird offers 882 lodging rooms between four lodging properties, a luxurious spa, a plethora of dining options, four-season activities and a staff dedicated to meeting your every need.

Location: Snowbird, Utah is in the heart of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Little Cottonwood Canyon, one mile down canyon from Alta.

Lifts: One Aerial Tram, 10 chairlifts including four high-speed detachable quads and six doubles (most with arm and leg rests), and two conveyer lifts.

Uphill Capacity: 17,400 skiers and snowboarders per hour.

Runs: 89

Acreage: 2,500 acres.

Terrain: 27 percent beginner, 38 percent intermediate, 35 percent advanced/expert.

Elevation: Top of resort is 11,000-foot Hidden Peak, lowest point on the mountain is bottom of Baby Thunder chairlift at 7,760 feet. The 125-person Tram covers 2,900 vertical feet in approximately seven minutes.

Longest Run: Chip’s Run, 2.5 miles.

Longest Descent: Gad Valley, 3.5 miles.

Terrain Park & SUPERPIPE: The Snowbird Terrain Park and SUPERPIPE is located on the lower part of the Big Emma run. They are accessed by the Mid Gad or Gadzoom lifts.

Snowfall: Snowbird averages approximately 500 inches of low-density, "dry" Utah powder annually. Thanks to ideal geography and a phenomenon called Lake Effect, Little Cottonwood Canyon powder is known worldwide.

Season: Utah’s longest ski and snowboard season, mid-November through mid-May (conditions permitting).

Mountain School: Snowbird’s Mountain School offers a plethora of instruction from class lessons to women’s ski and snowboard camps.

Accessibility: Snowbird is 29 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport with more than 600 daily non-stop flights from most major U.S. cities and 25 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. Snowbird is a scenic 45-minute drive from the airport, making same-day skiing and flying a reality.


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