Ski in Snowbird

Skiing in Snowbird

Snowbird - American Ski Resort (2440m to 3360m)

Major year-round luxury purpose-built centre with excellent health, leisure and ski facilities. An incredible snow-fall record and the high altitude sister resort of Zermatt, Switzerland. Another legendary Utah ski area, Alta, is a mile away.

Snowbird

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Snowbird Ski Facts

Snowbird Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-Ski
	30	Black Pistes
	32	Red Pistes
	23	Blue Pistes
1km		Cross Country Pistes
11		Ski Lifts
920m		Max Vertical
3360m		Highest Lift
2470m		Resort Altitude
2440m		Lowest Piste

Snowbird

The American ski resort of Snowbird has direct access to 85 individual pistes, served by 11 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 11 Ski Lifts of Snowbird are able to uplift 16,800 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are two Airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Snowbird are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Snowbird

Lots of light, dry Utah powder makes Snowbird internationally famous. Snowbird receives an average of 500 inches of snow a year - enough to keep it regularly open over 200 days most ski seasons.

Beginners will normally start with lessons on the special nursery slope area right next to the Cliff Lodge hotel at the base of the lifts. The Chickadee double chair serves the beginners-only terrain here. The rest of the skiing takes place on Hidden Peak and in the Gad Valley, Mineral Basin and Peruvian Gulch.

Intermediates will be able to enjoy most of the terrain with more than 30 trails graded more difficult including several wonderful long descents such as Bassackwards and Chip's Run, the latter one of the resort's longest at 5km (3 miles) from the top of the tram to the bottom.

The best way up for advanced skiers is indeed the Aerial tram which deposits you at the top of more than half a dozen single and double black diamond runs, with advanced level terrain dominating the top of the mountain, and plenty of top to bottom blacks to enjoy. Silver Fox, Great Scott and Upper Cirque and some of the steep shock runs go from the top. Most are enhanced by the famous light powder.

A Ski Utah multi-area pass is available through some international tour operators and gives visitors the chance to ski Park City, Deer Valley, Solitude and the Canyons as well as Snowbird. Snowbird's mountain host program offers free guided skiing tours every day to acquaint guests with the lifts and runs best suited for their skiing abilities. With their exclusive special-use permit, Wasatch Powderbird Guides provide guided access to the Wasatch backcountry through a heliskiing option.

The incredible ski experience of the vast backcountry - larger than all the Utah ski resorts combined, yet intimately familiar to their guides - is accessible by helicopter to the fortunate few! Night skiing is offered free of charge on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Beginners' ski and snowboard lessons that include equipment rental and a Chickadee lift ticket are also possible. Snowbird's Mountain School offers programs for children aged three and up, and special programs designed for teens, women, and seniors. Adults of all levels can take group or private lessons for alpine skiing, telemark skiing, snowboarding and powder skiing.

Snowboarding in Snowbird

Reviewers tend to rave about Snowbird's 'boarding, highlighting the resorts powder record and high capacity uplift as major attributes. The resort also scores highly for off-slope facilities including the availability of first class rentals and demo gear at Cliff Sports or Christy Sports. There you'll find boards and threads, from Burton to Betty, cool sandals, shorts and other alternative fashion items and active sportswear.

But it is probably the terrain that wins the day. Snowbird's nooks and crannies, gullies and valleys, steeps and deeps are rapidly becoming 'legendary' and the superpipe and terrain parks are constructed as soon as snow conditions permit. Located on Big Emma in Gad Valley and the Baby thunder area terrain park, the parks boast sculpted jumps, obstacles, hits and superpipe. There's something here for every level of rider - from the beginner to the awesome.

Snowbird's Mountain School offers both group and private snowboard lessons from beginner to advanced and Women's snowboard camps are offered on fixed weeks in the season, right up to the end of May in past years.

Snowbird Aprés Ski

Après at Snowbird can be relaxed or sophisticated with guests generally checking out the various lounge bars or dining experiences if they're not on the tubing hill, in the pool, taking a trip to Salt Lake City or maybe even night skiing. The Tram Club, not owned by Snowbird so separate membership is required, is one of the liveliest spots with weekly live and DJ music and a good range of drinks. 'Jazz at the Bird' features regular performances by respected jazz artists from around the world.

The Wildflower Lounge is the place to play some pool, have a cool beer and cosy up to the big fireplace in a spacious and casual hangout. The Lodge Club at Pool Level at the Lodge serves drinks and snacks in an intimate, quiet setting. The Club's coconut beer battered shrimps are a Snowbird vacation must try menu item! Another good choice, the El Chanate Cantina has a 'South of the Border' flavour. The TV sets are tuned to the big game, and there are plenty of spicy snacks, chips and salsa to go with that margarita or bottle of cerveza.

In 2009 a new law came into effect changing Utah’s bar scene. In the past purchasing a temporary membership was required to get into a bar or club. Bars, pubs and clubs now have an open door policy to welcome all comers over 21 and no longer require customers to purchase a temporary membership.

Cliff Lodge's ice-skating rink and tubing hill offer alternate evening activities.

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Snowbird in brief

Snowbird Ski Resort is:
Ok for Expert Skiers.
Ok for Intermediate Skiers.
Ok for Beginners.
Excellent for Snowboarding.
Opened : November 17, 2012
Closed : May 1, 2013
Opening Subject To Snow Conditions.

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