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Lower Pyramids at Snowbasin

Expert · 3404 m long with 686 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
3404 mlength
686 mvertical
2623 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Lower Pyramids

Lifts that reach the top: John Paul Express Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Allen Peak Tram (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride John Paul Express Quad
  2. Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
  3. Ski Snow King (advanced)
  4. Ski Ellison's (advanced)
  5. Ski Lower Pyramids (expert)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: John Paul Express Quad (4 min), Needles Express Gondola (4 min), Little Cat Express Quad (5 min).

See Lower Pyramids 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.