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Gun Tower at Snowbasin

Advanced · 443 m long with 198 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 34° at its steepest, facing NE.

34°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
443 mlength
198 mvertical
2431 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gun Tower

Lifts that reach the top: DeMoisy Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Strawberry Express Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Middle Bowl Express (skiing expert terrain to get there); Needles Express Gondola (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride DeMoisy Express
  2. Ski Main Street (intermediate)
  3. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  4. Ski Moonshine Bowl (advanced)
  5. Ski Gun Tower (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Gordon's Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Strawberry Express Gondola (4 min), DeMoisy Express (4 min).

See Gun Tower on the 3D mapAll runs at Snowbasin
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.