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Defiance Ledge at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 191 m long with 58 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 34° at its steepest, facing W.

34°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
191 mlength
58 mvertical
2776 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Defiance Ledge is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Defiance Ledge

Lifts that reach the top: Gad 2 (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 27 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mid-Gad Lift
  2. Ski Upper Big Emma (intermediate)
  3. Ski Carbonate (advanced)
  4. Ride Gad 2
  5. Ski Bananas (intermediate)
  6. Ski Red Lens Line (expert)
  7. Ski High Saddle Traverse (expert)
  8. Ski Defiance Ledge (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Figure 8 Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Baby Thunder (3 min).

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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.