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Snowbird Ski Resort is a year-round ski and summer resort located in the Wasatch Mountains just East of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Snowbird, as is it typically called, is considered to be among the best ski resorts in the world, along with its neighbor Alta Ski Area. Both are located in Little Cottonwood Canyon and receive over 500 inches of snow per year. Snowbird has a skiable area of 2,500 acres (10 km²) with a vertical drop of 3,240 ft (990 m). from the summit of Hidden Peak, which has an elevation of 11,000 ft (3400 m).
Facilities
Snowbird currently has 10 ski lifts, plus an aerial tram, but skiers also have access to all the resources of both Snowbird and Alta combined through a joint pass that allows skiers access to both resorts on one ticket, allowing access to 26 total ski lifts and tows and a skiable area of 4,700 acres (19 km²). Since Alta does not allow snowboarders, this option is only available to skiers, although Snowbird allows snowboarding within its boundaries.
The terrain at Snowbird is 27% beginner, 38% intermediate, and 35% Advanced.
Snowbird has a total of four lodges, including the Iron Blosam, the Inn, the Lodge at Snowbird, and the Cliff Lodge.
Awards
According to SKI Magazine (October 2002) Snowbird ranked No. 20 in North America Gold Medals in Snow, Access, Challenge, Terrain, Scenery, Weather and Lifts. In specific categories it was ranked No. 3 in North America for Snow, No. 4 in North America for Challenge, and No. 5 in North America for Terrain.
The Ski School at Snowbird is also well-regarded as two of Snowbirds Mountain School Instructors, Rob Sogard and Nancy Thorsen, were named to SKI Magazines Top 100 list.
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