Snowbird
Snowbird sits at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon, 29 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. It is one of the steepest, deepest, and most consistently snow-covered resorts in North America. The resort averages over 500 inches of snow annually — the lightest-density powder in the Wasatch, fed by Great Salt Lake effect storms crossing the Oquirrh Mountains. The terrain is big, exposed, and alpine in character: chutes, cirques, and sustained steeps that reward strong skiing and punish hesitation. The Aerial Tram — one of only two in North America — delivers skiers 2,900 vertical feet to the summit of Hidden Peak in under ten minutes. In summer, the mountain runs hiking, via ferrata, alpine slides, and mountain coaster operations. Snowbird has been a proving ground for expert skiers since 1971 and remains the Wasatch's most serious mountain.
Snowbird sits at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon, 29 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. It is one of the steepest, deepest, and most consistently snow-covered resorts in North America. The resort averages over 500 inches of snow annually — the lightest-density powder in the Wasatch, fed by Great Salt Lake effect storms crossing the Oquirrh Mountains. The terrain is big, exposed, and alpine in character: chutes, cirques, and sustained steeps that reward strong skiing and punish hesitation. The Aerial Tram — one of only two in North America — delivers skiers 2,900 vertical feet to the summit of Hidden Peak in under ten minutes. In summer, the mountain runs hiking, via ferrata, alpine slides, and mountain coaster operations. Snowbird has been a proving ground for expert skiers since 1971 and remains the Wasatch's most serious mountain.