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High Saddle Traverse at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 1072 m long with 200 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 42° at its steepest, facing N.

42°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1072 mlength
200 mvertical
2976 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

High Saddle Traverse 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 High Saddle Traverse

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

From the base area (about 23 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)

Where it ends

Joins Defiance Ledge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Baby Thunder (4 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.