Snowbasin Blog

Summer concerts in Wildflower Meadow continue every Sunday with Flew The Coop (Classic Rock) on July 25th from 1 – 5pm. A delicious BBQ begins at 12:30pm, with a variety of cold beverages! Bring your sun shade, blanket and/or chairs and enjoy the afternoon. Limited tables are also available in the meadow, just infront of the Grizzly Center at the base. No charge for admission! The music series continues through October 3rd.

State law prohibits outside alcohol. Please – no dogs or outside food in the Meadow.

July 19, 2010 – The Winter Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long winter action sports tour, today announced that Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort, in Ogden, Utah will host the third and final stop of the Tour’s third season, February 10-13, 2011. Snowbasin is elevating the four-day championship event by building a 22-foot superpipe while showcasing the top winter athletes from around the world competing in freeskiing (slopestyle and superpipe) and snowboarding (slopestyle and superpipe). Snowbasin is a host resort for the second consecutive year on the Winter Dew Tour, closing out the season with the Toyota Championship for the first time this season.

Toyota Championship to Feature 22-Foot Superpipe at Snowbasin Resort

Trails will be closed to the public at Snowbasin on Saturday, July 31st.

INTERMOUNTAIN CUP – RACE # 12 – Basin Bash XC

Sponsored by:  KUHL Clothing & Snowbasin Resort

7:00 AM – 9 AM – Registration at Snowbasin In Earl’s Lodge

8:00 AM – 9 & Under and 10-12 Race

8:45 AM – Racer meeting and staging for all racers

9:00 AM – Start of race for all categories

EARLY REGISTRATION – by July 26

$34, 12 & Under – $23

Pro Men & Women – $43

Other Registration

$39, 12 and Under – $28.00

Pro Men and Women $48.00

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This 9.2-mile loop consists of 90% wide single-track that winds east across the lower mountain.  The start/finish is at the Grizzly Center, ride the Green Pond Loop past the Snowbasin Access Trail to the intersection with Last Chance.  Follow Last Chance until it merges with Needles then drop into Sunshine, which will connect back with Needles then continue to Maples and back to the start/finish.

LODGING:  Lakeside Resort Properties (801) 745-3194

Racers can get up-to-date race information at www.intermountaincup.com , sign up to follow icupracing on Twitter, or call the I. Cup Race hot Line at 801-942-3498.

The WOWFest (Way Out West Music Festival) is the inaugural event for an annual festival to be held at Snowbasin.
The two-day show has been schedule for Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8, 2010, and  features Dwight Yoakam : Martin Sexton : Sam Bush : Dave Mason : Robben Ford : Jonathan McEuen : Cow Bop : Trever Green : No Where Man & Whisky Girl : Fred Schmitt : Jesse Rodgers and a second stage featuring many others.
The festival will showcase an array of arts-n-crafts from the surrounding area as well as food, beer gardens, activities, beautiful scenery, and a 5-star concert.
For tickets & more info: www.24tix.com.

Let Dad off the hook this year, and let Snowbasin do the BBQing! Mark your calendar for Sunday, June 20th, and join us for a casual day afternoon at the base with live music. Kristi Devries will take the stage from 1pm – 5pm with tunes the entire family will enjoy. Season pass sales will also kick-off on Father’s Day!  Buy your pre-season discounted pass for the 2010/2011 winter season, and use it for unlimited summer gondola access.  Summer only season passes are also available, and will make a great gift for dad.

Snowbasin will open gondola operations on the following Saturday, June 26th.

Sunday will be a glorious day on the slopes, and you won’t want to miss out on goodies from the Easter Bunny and Spring Chicken. Celebrate Easter with your family at Snowbasin! Reservations are still available for the elaborate brunch from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Call 801.620.1021. Happy Easter from all of us at Snowbasin!

EASTER EGG HUNT
11:00 a.m. – 5 and under / Wildflower Meadow
11:15 a.m. – 6 – 12 yrs. / Littlecat

Snowbasin Showboat Shootout

Slopestyle Event

8:00 -10:00 a.m. Registration at Earl’ Lodge
(No charge with lift ticket or season pass.)
9:00 -10:00a.m. Practice
10:30 a.m. Contest Starts – Showboat
Awards: Directly following event

Categories:
Male / Female – Ski and Snowboard
No age limits, but this is not going to be a beginner friendly course.

Format:
Two runs each competitor – top three get one run for final. 1st place gets prize!

Sponsors:
Snowbasin Smith DC 4frnt Nideker Salomon Monster Alpine Sports

Sunday,  April 4^th

Celebrate Easter and the season of new beginnings with your family at Snowbasin. Join us (and the Easter Bunny) for a spectacular buffet in Earl’s Lodge (at the base) with seating from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.  You won’t want to miss the children’s Easter Egg Hunt in Wildflower Meadow infront of the Grizzly Center at 11 a.m.   Adults $39.50 – Children six to twelve years $20 – Under six Free

Reservations are required: 801.620.1021

(4/1/10 – EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF NEW SNOW!) Snowbasin Ski Patrol will be doing a training scenario in Middle Bowl Cirque involving a large inbounds avalanche with numerous buried and or injured victims. This training will involve Ski Patrols and dog teams from ski areas all over the Wasatch and is scheduled to begin at about 10:00 AM. Anyone who is interested can observe. The Ski Patrol is also looking for willing public participants to help out. Participation is open to anyone that is interested. Being involved in this training should be a fun opportunity to experience what would happen in the case of a large inbounds avalanche. Participants will be directed and organized by Snowbasin Ski Patrol. Anyone interested in participating in this training should meet at the top of the Needles Gondola at 9:20 AM on Friday, April 2nd. If there are any questions or if you are interested in helping please call 801-620-1017.