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Snowbasin Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Snowbasin Resort is a ski area in Utah, United States with 86 km of mapped downhill runs and 13 lifts, between 1,938 m and 2,835 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
86 km
Lifts
13
Top elevation
2,835 m
Vertical drop
897 m
Nearest airport
OGD · 12 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy7.8 km
  • Other0.1 km
  • Advanced34 km
  • Intermediate44 km

157 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap, 32 km with snowmaking. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 7 Chairlifts
  • 2 Gondolas
  • 2 Magic carpets
  • 1 Rope tows
  • 1 Cable cars

Snowbasin Resort is a ski area in Utah, the United States. Its 157 mapped downhill runs add up to 86 km, which ranks it #18 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 548 m long.

Slopes at Snowbasin Resort

About 9% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert, which makes Snowbasin Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers. 32.2 km (37%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 13 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 2 magic carpets, 1 rope tow, 1 cable car. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,938 m up to 2,835 m, a vertical drop of 897 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Snowbasin Resort

The nearest airport is Ogden Hinckley Airport (OGD), about 12 km away in a straight line — roughly 16 minutes by car; Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is 47 km away. Nearby ski areas include Nordic Valley Resort (Wolf Mountain) (23.0 km), Wasatch Peaks Ranch (39.4 km), Mountain Green (3.7 km) and Ogden Nordic, which together add 196 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Snowbasin Resort

  1. 1
    Ogden Hinckley Airport Flag of United StatesOgden, United States Airports in United States
    OGD12 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Salt Lake City International Airport Flag of United StatesSalt Lake City, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SLC47 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Provo Municipal Airport Flag of United StatesProvo, United States Airports in United States
    PVU110 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Pocatello Regional Airport Flag of United StatesPocatello, United States Airports in United States
    PIH199 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Snowbasin Resort have?

86 km of downhill runs (157 runs): 7.8 km easy, 0.1 km other, 34 km advanced, 44 km intermediate. It is #18 in United States by piste length.

How high is Snowbasin Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,835 m (9,301 ft); the lowest point is 1,938 m, a vertical drop of 897 m.

What is the nearest airport to Snowbasin Resort?

Ogden Hinckley Airport (OGD), about 12 km away in a straight line; Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is 47 km away.

How many ski lifts does Snowbasin Resort have?

13 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 2 magic carpets, 1 rope tows, 1 cable cars.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.