Snowbird | |
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Location in Utah | |
Location | Wasatch National Forest Little Cottonwood Canyon Salt Lake County, Utah United States |
Nearest major city | Sandy: 4 miles (6 km) Salt Lake City: 29 mi (47 km) |
Coordinates | 40°34′52″N 111°39′23″W / 40.58111°N 111.65639°W |
Vertical | 3,240 ft (988 m) |
Top elevation | 11,000 ft (3,353 m) |
Base elevation | 7,760 ft (2,365 m) lowest chairlift 8,100 feet (2,469 m) main base area |
Skiable area | 2,500 acres (10.1 km2) |
Trails | 169[1] 27% easiest 38% more difficult 35% most difficult |
Longest run | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Chip's Run |
Lift system | 13 lifts: 1 tram 6 hi-speed quad chairs 4 double chairs 2 surface lifts[1] |
Lift capacity | 17,400 per hour[1] |
Terrain parks | 1[2] |
Snowfall | 500 in (1,270 cm), average record: 838 in (2,130 cm), (2023, as of the 4th of June) |
Night skiing | limited |
Website | www |
Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.