Snowbird, Utah

Snowbird
One of two cable cars composing the Aerial Tram at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort approaches the top station on top of Hidden Peak at an elevation of 11,000 feet
One of two cable cars composing the Aerial Tram at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort approaches the top station on top of Hidden Peak at an elevation of 11,000 feet
Snowbird is located in Utah
Snowbird
Snowbird
Location in Utah
Snowbird is located in the United States
Snowbird
Snowbird
Snowbird (the United States)
LocationWasatch National Forest
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake County, Utah
 United States
Nearest major citySandy: 4 miles (6 km)
Salt Lake City: 29 mi (47 km)
Coordinates40°34′52″N 111°39′23″W / 40.58111°N 111.65639°W / 40.58111; -111.65639
Vertical3,240 ft (988 m)
Top elevation11,000 ft (3,353 m)
Base elevation7,760 ft (2,365 m)
lowest chairlift
8,100 feet (2,469 m)
main base area
Skiable area2,500 acres (10.1 km2)
Trails169[1]
27% easiest
38% more difficult
35% most difficult
Longest run2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Chip's Run
Lift system13 lifts:
1 tram
6 hi-speed quad chairs
4 double chairs
2 surface lifts[1]
Lift capacity17,400 per hour[1]
Terrain parks1[2]
Snowfall500 in (1,270 cm), average
record: 838 in (2,130 cm), (2023, as of the 4th of June)
Night skiinglimited
Websitewww.snowbird.com

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain Stats". Snowbird. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lifts & Trails (status)". Snowbird. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2015.