Mid-Baldy Traverse at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Expert · 573 m long with 35 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.
19°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
573 mlength
35 mvertical
3076 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Mid-Baldy 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 Mid-Baldy Traverse
Lifts that reach the top: Peruvian (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mineral Basin (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Baldy (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Peruvian
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Upper Chip's Run (intermediate)
- Ski Chip's Run (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Chip's Run (intermediate)
- Ski Mid-Baldy Traverse (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Fields of Glory. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peruvian (6 min), Chickadee Lift (6 min), Aerial Tram (6 min).
See Mid-Baldy Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Snowbird Ski and Summer ResortMeasured 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.