Snowbasin Resort
Host of the 2002 Olympic downhill, with luxurious lodges, immaculate grooming, and uncrowded terrain just outside Ogden.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Snowbasin Resort's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Snowbasin sits in the Wasatch Range of northern Utah, above the city of Ogden and east of the Great Salt Lake. The setting is high and continental, with peaks rising well above the valley floor in dry interior mountain country.
Getting there
Fly into Salt Lake City (SLC), about 55 minutes from the resort by road.
- Salt Lake City (SLC)55 minutesDirections
- Idaho Falls (IDA)3 hoursDirections
- Sun Valley (SUN)4.5 hoursDirections
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