Snowbasin Blog

January 19^th, 2012

Lassila to be honored in Snowbasin Utah

2010 Olympic Champion aerial skier, Lydia Lassila will have a gondola cabin dedicated to her on Sunday 29^th January, at the Snowbasin resort in Utah.

Snowbasin is the North American home base of the Australian Aerial Skiing program – “the Flying Kangaroos” and a long term supporter of Lassila and her team mates on the National Team.

Lassila who gave birth to her first child in May, 2011 is on track to return to international competition in late 2012, in the quest to defend her Olympic Championship. Lassila will be joining other members of the Flying Kangaroos in Utah, for a ski camp at the end of January.

Lassila commented from her home in Melbourne Australia: “I am so thrilled that Snowbasin have chosen to recognize me. I look forward to being at Snowbasin at the end of the month, meeting all of our many friends in the community, and just cannot wait to put my skis on and head out skiing.“

Olympic Winter Institute of Australia Chairman, Geoffrey J Henke AO, praised the resort upon learning of the recognition of Lassila:

”Snowbasin has been just so important for our athletes, it really is the Crown Jewel of ski resorts, and our team has been extremely fortunate to have had the benefit of training and skiing at a World Class facility.

We are appreciative that Lydia will be the second of our athletes to be honored with a gondola car dedication, joining 2002 Olympic Champion Alisa Camplin. As an organization we are very proud to have Mrs. Carol Holding as the only honorary member of the Flying Kangaroos, and we remain thankful to Carol and her husband Earl for their ongoing support of our young athletes”

Contact for more information:

USA

Steve Rogers PhD – Manager North American Operations

Steve.Rogers@owia.org  +1801 698 3819

Starting Dec 17th Snowbasin will be opening the “In and Out” area.  Which includes the following trails: Main Street, Trappers Trail, and Bear Springs.  Beginning Saturday Middle Bowl Triple will be open everyday through the holiday season.  Finally, Lift ticket rates will be moving to full price starting December 17th. Click here for lift ticket rates.

Snowbasin is teaming up with Brighton and PCMR and upping the Utah contest season ante this winter and partnering to find the top rail slayers in the state of Utah with the Friday Night Jib Fights Rail Jam series. Registration is $15

REGISTRATION 3:30PM-5:30 PM

COURSE INSPECTION 5PM- 5:15 PM

ON COURSE RIDERS MEETING 5:15 PM

AMS 5:30 PM

OPEN 6:00 PM

AMS FINAL 6:30 PM

OPEN FINAL 7:00 PM

AWARDS 7:30 PM

Snowbasin is teaming up with Brighton and PCMR and upping the Utah contest season ante this winter and partnering to find the top rail slayers in the state of Utah with the Friday Night Jib Fights Rail Jam series. Registration is $15

REGISTRATION 4PM-5 PM

COURSE INSPECTION 5PM- 5:15 PM

ON COURSE RIDERS MEETING 5:15 PM

AMS 5:30 PM

OPEN 6:00 PM

AMS FINAL 6:30 PM

OPEN FINAL 7:00 PM

AWARDS 7:30 PM

Snowbasin Resort will be starting its 2011.2012 winter season this Thursday November 24^th. We will begin the season with 12″+ of new snow since Friday night and with extensive snowmaking Snowbasin will be boasting a base averaging between 18-24 inches on top to bottom runs.

Two lifts will be operating: Needles Gondola and Little Cat Express Quad, and the following runs will be groomed: Sweet Revenge, Bear Hollow, Snowshoe, Powder Puff, School Hill, Strawberry Traverse, Middle Bowl Traverse and Porcupine Traverse. The “RailGarden” terrain park will be open as well offering up to 9 rail features with more terrain and lifts to open as early as this weekend. Early day ticket rates will be offered starting at $34 for Youth through $58 for Adults.

Please ride with care as there will still be many obstacles on adjacent runs as well as hidden under the surface. For safety, hiking is no longer being permitted because of snowmaking, avalanche control, and grooming on the mountain. The ticket windows will open at 8:30 a.m.  For more information, call 801.620.1000. For more information on snow conditions, call the Snow Report Hotline at 801.620.1100, or visit: www.snowbasin.com.

Snowbasin will be hosting the USSA Masters Slalom race on Bullwinkle run.  Come up to see some of the most experienced racers in the local area show great form and excellence on this challenging coarse.

Sign ups Start at 8 am

Life Load 9 am

Snowbasin will be opening in just over a week, November 24th, for Skiing and Snowboarding.  The annual Thanksgiving Dinner at Earl’s Lodge still has some limited reservations left, but food will be served from a limited menu at Needles Lodge on Thanksgiving Day.

Early season lift prices:

All Day Adult Lift Ticket $58/ Half Day $48

All Day Youth Lift Ticket $34/ Half Day $26

All Day Senior Lift Ticket $46/ Half Day $36

We will be updating trail openings and conditions early next week.

Help the Snowbasin park crew break in the 2011.2012 Rail Garden on Saturday Nov 26th.  This is not a contest its a jam that people can sign up for throw some tricks and maybe get a prize.  Sign up in Earl’s lodge between 9:00 and 10:30 am.  The rail jam will be held between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at the Rail Garden park in front of Earl’s Lodge.  So come to Snowbasin and have a great time getting some tricks on lock first thing this season.

After several days of high temperatures and significant rain Snowbasin will no longer continue its summer Skiing and Snowboarding.  We had two great weeks of Skiing/Snowboarding off the Middle Bowl lift however summer has finally arrived melting away the necessary snow amount to operate in the lower elevations.  Though we are closed for lift access skiing/snowboarding, Snowbasin will be hosting a Rail Jam on Sunday July 3^rd at Earl’s base area for both skiers and snowboarders.  In addition, Snowbasin has many summer events and activities including mountain top dining, lower elevation mountain bike trails, and a 9-hole disc golf course currently open to the public. Snowbasin is looking forward to lift accessed Mountain Biking and Hiking in weeks to come.  Keep an eye on the blog for an official opening date.

**The Snowbasin Rail Jam on July 3rd is NOT cancelled**

Due to popular demand and a 100 inch base, for the 1^st time ever Snowbasin Resort will be re-opening for weekends beginning June 11^th and will remain open for as long as snow conditions allow.  Skiers and Riders will be able to upload and download on Needles Gondola to access multiple runs off intermediate terrain off of Middle Bowl Triple from 8 am to 2 pm.  Snowbasin’s General Manager said, “Maintenance scheduled for Needles Gondola has been recently completed which will allow access to the Middle Bowl Triple. Cool temperatures and a significant amount of late season snow has kept our base over 100 inches deep at mid mountain so it only seems natural for Snowbasin to re-open on weekends.” 

Season passes for the 2011/2012 winter season can be purchased starting this Saturday, giving those dedicated snow enthusiasts access to skiing and snowboarding earlier than ever.  Single day lift tickets are selling for $35.  Passes from the past 2010-2011 season will not be honored.  Barbeque food will be available. For any other information please call 801.620.1000.