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The Keyhole at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 410 m long with 170 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 46° at its steepest, facing W.

46°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
410 mlength
170 mvertical
2991 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Keyhole

Lifts that reach the top: Baldy (skiing expert terrain to get there); Mineral Basin (skiing expert terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Aerial Tram
  2. Ski Cirque Trail (intermediate)
  3. Ski Chip's Access (intermediate)
  4. Ski Upper Chip's Run (intermediate)
  5. Ski High Baldy Traverse (expert)
  6. Ski The Keyhole (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Middle Chip's Run, Blackjack Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peruvian (4 min), Chickadee Lift (5 min), Aerial Tram (5 min).

See The Keyhole 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.