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Shooting Star at Snowbasin

Advanced · 943 m long with 493 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 36° at its steepest, facing E.

36°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
943 mlength
493 mvertical
2764 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Shooting Star is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Shooting Star

Lifts that reach the top: Allen Peak Tram (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride John Paul Express Quad
  2. Ride Allen Peak Tram
  3. Ski No Name (advanced)
  4. Ski Shooting Star (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins No Name, FTS, Lower Pyramids. Nearest lifts from the bottom: John Paul Express Quad (4 min), Needles Express Gondola (4 min), Little Cat Express Quad (5 min).

See Shooting Star 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.