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Upper Cirque at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Expert · 280 m long with 157 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 42° at its steepest, facing N.

42°steepest 50 m

29°average pitch

280 mlength

157 mvertical

3205 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Upper Cirque 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 Upper Cirque

Lifts that reach the top: Aerial Tram (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Little Cloud (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mineral Basin (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Aerial Tram
Ski Cirque Trail (intermediate)
Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
Ski Cirque Traverse (advanced)
Ski Upper Cirque (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Great Scott. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Peruvian (6 min), Chickadee Lift (7 min), Aerial Tram (7 min).

See Upper Cirque on the 3D map All 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.