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Thunder Bowl at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 1244 m long with 146 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
1244 mlength
146 mvertical
3079 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Thunder 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 Thunder Bowl

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

From the base area (about 24 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 Thunder Bowl (expert)

Where it ends

Joins High Saddle Traverse, Exit Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gad 2 (3 min), Baby Thunder (4 min), Mid-Gad Lift (4 min).

See Thunder 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.