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The Walrus at Snowbasin

Advanced · 270 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
270 mlength
91 mvertical
2665 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Walrus

Lifts that reach the top: Strawberry Express Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Strawberry Express Gondola
  2. Ski Sowback (advanced)
  3. Ski Strawberry Fields (advanced)
  4. Ski The Walrus (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sun King, unnamed intermediate trail, Main Street, Middle Bowl Cirque. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Middle Bowl Express (4 min), DeMoisy Express (6 min), Strawberry Express Gondola (6 min).

See The Walrus 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.