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Upper Snowbird at Cataloochee Ski Area

Intermediate · 1310 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.

16°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1310 mlength
76 mvertical
1584 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Snowbird

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

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

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

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Lower Snowbird, Rock Island Run, Alley Cat, Upper Omigosh, The Meadows. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wolf Creek Hollow (2 min), Easy Way (2 min), Beginner's Luck (2 min).

See Upper 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.