Snowbird Ski Resort Guide

 

About the Resort

This resort suffers from a small and compact village centre. It is very muted at night and can feel deserted. It does have its plus points and those are its beautiful location and quality of powder snow. The area is prone to avanlanches and these often close the roads. It is close to Salt Lake City and although the buildings look stark they offer ski in ski out and are of a high quality and are within walking distance.

About the Mountains near Snowbird

With its recent link to Alta, the resort of Snowbird now forms one of the US's largest ski areas. The expert will find more than enough to keep them happy as the resort was designed by expert skiers. There are plenty of double-black diamonds. Intermediates will enjoy the Cirque ridge which provides great routes down from the top by way of perfectly groomed pistes. Beginners are not negelcted and the nursery slopes are more than adequate.

Après Ski at Snowbird

There are a few mountain restaurants and little by way of apres ski and the resort can become very quiet during the evening. This resort has a lot to offer by way of skiing.

Snowbird Resort Ratings Guide

Snowfall RatingSnow Reliability4 Stars
Ski Lifts Number of Lifts 26
Resort HeightResort Height 2470 m
8100 ft
Run Length Slopes / Runs 2365-3350 m
7760-11000 ft
Queues Queues 2 Stars
Green Ski % of Green Pistes in resort 22%
Blue Ski % of Blue Pistes in resort 39%
Red Ski % of Red Pistes in resort 0%
Black Ski % of Black Pistes in resort 35%

Local Tourist Office Information

Web address: www.snowbird.com

Email: info@snowbird.com

Telephone: +1 435 742 2222

 

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