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Figure 8 Bowl at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 269 m long with 179 m of vertical, averaging 34° and 40° at its steepest, facing NW.

40°steepest 50 m
34°average pitch
269 mlength
179 mvertical
2718 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Figure 8 Bowl 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 Figure 8 Bowl

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

From the base area (about 28 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)
  9. Ski Figure 8 Bowl (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Figure 8 Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Baby Thunder (2 min).

See Figure 8 Bowl on the 3D mapAll runs at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
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.