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Needles' Way at Snowbasin

Easy · 181 m long with 11 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing N.

6°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
181 mlength
11 mvertical
2666 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Needles' Way

Lifts that reach the top: Middle Bowl Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Becker
  2. Ski Slo Road (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski Slo Road (easy)
  5. Ride Middle Bowl Express
  6. Ski Needles' Way (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Pork Barrel. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Middle Bowl Express (4 min), Porcupine (5 min), Wildcat Handle Tow (7 min).

See Needles' Way 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.