| Snowbasin | |
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 Sunny day at Snowbasin in February 2019 | |
  Snowbasin Location in the United States  Snowbasin Location in Utah | |
| Location | Mount Ogden Weber County, Utah, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Huntsville |
| Coordinates | 41°12′58″N 111°51′25″W / 41.216°N 111.857°W |
| Vertical | 2,959 ft (902 m) |
| Top elevation | 9,350 ft (2,850 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,391 ft (1,948 m) |
| Skiable area | 3,000 acres (12.1 km2) |
| Trails | 104 20% easiest  50% more difficult  30% most difficult |
| Longest run | Elk Ridge 2.9 mi (4.7 km) |
| Lift system | 13 Chairs: 10 - 1 tram - 2 gondolas - 5 high speed quads/six packs - 2 fixed-grip Surface: 2 - 2 Magic carpet - 1 Wildcat Handle Tow |
| Lift capacity | 14,650 skiers/hr |
| Terrain parks | 3 |
| Snowfall | 350 inches (29.2 ft; 8.9 m) |
| Snowmaking | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| Night skiing | No |
| Website | www |
Snowbasin Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Weber County, Utah, 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Salt Lake City, on the back (east) side of the Wasatch Range.[1]
Opened 85 years ago in 1939,[1] as part of an effort by the city of Ogden to restore the Wheeler Creek watershed, it is one of the oldest continually operating ski resorts in the United States. One of the owners in the early days was Aaron Ross. Over the next fifty years Snowbasin grew, and after a large investment in lifts and snowmaking by owner Earl Holding, Snowbasin hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic alpine skiing races for downhill, combined, and super-G, and is expected to reprise these roles for the 2034 Winter Olympics. The movie Frozen was filmed there in 2009.
Snowbasin is located on Mount Ogden at the west end of State Route 226, which is connected to I-84 and SR-39 via SR-167 (New Trappers Loop Road).
- ^ a b Grass, Ray (March 11, 1982). "SnowBasin". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D3.