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The Flank at Snowbasin

Expert · 530 m long with 121 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 39° at its steepest, facing NE.

39°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
530 mlength
121 mvertical
2638 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

The Flank 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 The Flank

Lifts that reach the top: Porcupine (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert 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)
  7. Ride Porcupine
  8. Ski Middle Bowl Traverse (intermediate)
  9. Ski Powderhound Bowl (intermediate)
  10. Ski The Flank (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Mt. Ogden Bowl, Mt. Ogden Road, unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Porcupine (4 min), Wildcat Handle Tow (5 min), Wildcat (5 min).

See The Flank 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.