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SNOWBIRD

SNOWBIRD, UTAH 84092
Area Telephone: (801) 933-2222
Fax: (801) 933-2298
Snow Condition: (801) 933-2100
Internet Address:
Email: info@snowbird.com

AREA'S SKIING STATISTICS

Elevation: Top: 11,000 feet; Base: 7,760 feet

Vertical Drop: 3,240 feet

Skiing Terrain: Open meadows; (3 bowls for advanced skiers); Peruvian Gulch with a "cirque" and open slopes

Longest run: 3.5 miles

Slope Difficulty: Beginner: 27%; Intermediate: 38%; Advanced: 35%

Lift Capacity Per Hour: 16,800

Average Annual Snowfall: 500 inches

Snowmaking: 500 acres

Lifts: MC: 0; Chairs: 10 (7 dbls, 3 h-s qd); Tows: 2; Bars: 0; Tram: 1 (125 passengers)

SKIING SEASON

Season: November 20–May 30

Days Open & Hours of Operation:
Daily 9:00 am–4:30 pm
Halfday Pass Begins: 9:00 am & 12:30 pm
Night Skiing: Limited, free, beginner trail

EQUIPMENT AND SCHOOLING

Ski Rental Repair: At slope & in Cliff Lodge

X-Country Rental and Repair: None

Ski Instruction: ATS; Prof. patrol; 200 full & parttime instructors; classes in racing, powder, adv. mountain exper., women & sr. clinics; Gp. $90 p/d; $56 p/½ d; Pvt $270 p/3h; $450 p/d; handicapped on request in advance

Ski School Telephone: (801) 933-2170

ADDITIONAL RECREATION

X-C nearby; helicopter svc.; mountaineering; snowboarding; swimming (5 heated pads), tobogganing, tubing hill; free guided tours, snowmobiling, ice skating, snowshoe tours, spa

LODGING FACILITIES

Lodging/Walking Distance to Slope: Yes, all lodging at base of mountain; Bird Area Rapid Transit serves all lifts, parking areas and Snowbird center; 3 condominium lodges and 1 hotel; Reservations: (800) 453-3000

Average Room Cost Per Day: Value season: $99–$669; Winter season: $179–$1279

RESTAURANTS AND APRES-SKI

Restaurants/Bars/Lounges: Wide variety including steak & seafood, gourmet, Mexican, deli, pizzeria; 4 lounges in lodges

SERVICES

3 ski shops, 4 boutiques, pharmacy, 4 specialties, liquor, photo, bank, post office, and grocery store at area

Child Care: Infant & child care available; baby sitting service Tele: (801) 933-2256; Clinic at area

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION

Salt Lake City–25 miles via I-80 east to I-215 south, exit at 6200 south turning east up hill. Follow road to Wasatch Blvd. & on toward Little Cottonwood Canyon to area; Other Transportation: Van svc., buses, Utah Transit; taxi/limo, & helicopter Salt Lake International 29 miles (40 min)

SKIING RATES

Subject to change

Under 13: Free chairlift w/ticketed adult; $15 for tram; tram free for lodging guests

Multi-day Rates (all lifts): (2004/2005 rates)

NEW THIS SEASON

New Superpipe and Improved Terrain Park Features
Winter 2004-05 at Snowbird brings a new Superpipe to compliment the recently expanded terrain parks. Located on the Big Emma run next to the intermediate Big Emma Terrain Park, the new Superpipe is 340 feet long, 50 feet wide and has 18-foot walls. It is currently being built to enable an early opening. Other park and pipe upgrades include improved rails and boxes in the Baby Thunder Terrain Park and music to accompany the new Superpipe.

New ZipRider
Snowbird introduced a ZipRider to the activity lineup this past summer and it will be open for winter thrills too. Accessed by the Chickadee chairlift, the ZipRider flies suspended riders down a cable the length of the Chickadee run. The ZipRider will be open to adrenaline seekers selected nights of the week.

Snowbird University
A new addition to Snowbird Mountain School’s myriad offerings is Snowbird University. This innovative program encompasses snowboarding, telemark skiing, steeps and backcountry awareness. Choose a course for the morning sessions and then participate in electives each afternoon. Cap it all off with a commencement party and dinner, and walk away with graduate level skills. The camp runs Feb. 6-10, 2005.

Increased Snowmaking Capacity
Utah may be known for its great powder, but occasionally the “Greatest Snow on Earth” arrives late. Snowbird’s snowmaking department used the summer to expand the snowmaking capacity to cover Gad Valley from Hidden Peak to the base of the Gadzoom chair. Should Mother Nature be slow in the delivery of the white fluffy stuff, the addition of new snowmaking machines on the upper mountain will enable great skiing on the upper mountain earlier than ever.

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