Snowbird
Legendary powder and challenging terrain just 45 minutes from Salt Lake City. The tram to Hidden Peak is iconic.
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.
Snowbird's heaviest snowfall lands in February; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Feb
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Oct – May
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Snowbird sits high in Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah's Wasatch Range, the western edge of the Rocky Mountains southeast of Salt Lake City. This is steep, high-alpine continental terrain, with summits well above the tree line.
Getting there
Fly into Salt Lake City (SLC), about 45 minutes from the resort by road.
- Salt Lake City (SLC)45 minutesDirections
- Idaho Falls (IDA)3.5 hoursDirections
- Cedar City (CDC)4 hoursDirections
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