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Lower Snowbird at Cataloochee Ski Area

Intermediate · 1190 m long with 68 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 12° at its steepest, facing N.

12°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1190 mlength
68 mvertical
1511 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Lower Snowbird is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Lower Snowbird

Lifts that reach the top: Rock Island Line (skiing novice terrain to get there); Omigosh (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rock Island Line
  2. Ski Lower Snowbird (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Turkey Trot, Rock Island Run, Lower Omigosh, Wild Cat Glade, Alley Cat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wolf Creek Hollow (1 min), Easy Way (2 min), Beginner's Luck (2 min).

See Lower Snowbird on the 3D mapAll runs at Cataloochee Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.