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Needles Run at Snowbasin

Intermediate · 1892 m long with 423 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1892 mlength
423 mvertical
2533 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Needles Run

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

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

  1. Ride Needles Express Gondola
  2. Ski Strawberry Traverse (intermediate)
  3. Ski Fro Zone (intermediate)
  4. Ski Sweet Revenge (intermediate)
  5. Ski Porcupine Traverse (intermediate)
  6. Ski Needles Run (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins City Hall, Showboat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildcat Handle Tow (1 min), Wildcat (1 min), Becker (2 min).

See Needles Run 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.