Snowbird is an unrelated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon at the Wasatch Range in the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, alpine ski and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.
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Histori
The development of Little Cottonwood Canyon and the city of Alta in the 19th century. A US Army trooper first sought silver there in 1869. Mining became a large local industry, and Little Cottonwood Canyon became one of the largest silver ore producers in the Wasatch Mountains. Known as Emma Mine (the origin of the name of Big Emma ski run in Snowbird's Gad Valley), the warrior's discovery eventually yielded over $ 3.8 million in silver. At its peak, 8,000 people live and work in a narrow gorge, which has two smelters, 138 homes, hotels, boarding houses, shops and trains. The whole city was then destroyed by a series of avalanche.
This resort is a winter resort and summer multi-facility (especially winter). Especially known for its winter powder skiing and snowboarding, during other seasons Snowbird also hosts hosts for pedestrians, mountain bike riders, fishermen, and other mountain travelers. Facilities include ski lifts, hotels, condominiums, spa facilities, restaurants, other resort-related retail businesses, and medical services.
The resort operates almost entirely on the National Forest Service land - the resort owners have only a relatively small share of ownership.
The founder of the Snowbird Resort concept is Ted Johnson, who has managed Alta Lodge in the town of Alta at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon for about a decade. He had explored the plains beneath the Alta in the Peruvian River Valley and the Emma/Valley Mine which later became Snowbird. Johnson met Dick Bass, a Texas oil businessman, in 1969, and the two partnered to create the Snowbird resort, which opened in 1971. In 1974, Johnson sold his interest in Snowbird to Bass.
On May 12, 2014, ownership changes were announced. Businessman Ian Cumming becomes the majority owner, in partnership with Bass, who remains chairman. Resort management has since been characterized by cost-cutting measures including various elevator and restaurant closures, and tunnel closures on weekdays.
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Ski resort
Snowbird resort is a year-round ski and summer resort located in the heart of Wasatch National Park on the eastern border of Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy. It is 29 miles (47 km) from Salt Lake City International Airport, 24 miles (39 km) from downtown Salt Lake City and 4 miles (6 km) east of Sandy suburbs. The resort was first opened in December 1971.
Snowbird shares Little Cottonwood Canyon with the Alta Ski Area on the east, up into the gorge above the ridge that separates the two. Beginning in winter 2002, the two resorts offer joint passes and season tickets together allowing full access to all terrain on both mountains: 26 ski and crane lifts and a 4,700-hectare ski area (19 km 2 ). This collaboration coincides with the opening of a new elevator in Mineral Basin, a large bowl owned by Snowbird behind Snowbird's Hidden Peak and the Sugarloaf Alta mountains that have been used in ski resorts since 1999. The Baldy Express installation in 2002 allows access to the Alta from the Basin. Other access points between the two resorts also exist. This offer is open to skiers only, as a result of Alta's skiers-only (without snowboard) policy.
Both areas receive more than 500 inches (1,270 cm) of snowfall per year, due to an increase in lake effect from the Great Salt Lake, making it the second most snow ski area in the United States (after the Cascades). In contrast to humid and wet conditions in the Cascades near the Pacific Ocean, arid conditions in the Great Basin produce very dry snow and powders, making Snowbird and Alta a major global destination for lovers of powder skiing. Another benefit of the East of the large salt lakes is that the salt from the lake provides a condensing core that creates snow ice pellets that do not pack like normal snowflakes. Powder sows for days after the snowfall is common. On very windy days, salt is lifted thousands of feet and has been known to coat the windshield of an aircraft to Salt Lake City.
Snowbird is usually closed on Memorial Day at the end of May while occasional skiing can take place during the Fourth of July at the top of the mountain (accessed by air tram), which constantly offers the longest ski season in Utah. Snowbird has a 2,500 acre (10.1Ã, km 2 ) ski area with a vertical drop of 3,240 feet (988 m) from the top of the Hidden Peak, which has a height above 11,000 feet (3,353 m). Hidden Peak is served by air tram from the base area.
The resort includes three drainage areas: the Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley, and Mineral Basin. Snowbird is continuously celebrated by industry magazines for its exceptional snow showers, vast and wide terrain and easy access from Salt Lake City International Airport.
Snowbird set a 776-inch (1,971 cm) resort record from cumulative snow (mid-mountain measurements) in May 2011.
Facilities
Snowbird currently has 10 suspension seats (6 quads high speed, 4 doubles), surface lift, air tram and 600 foot (180 m) tunnel enclosing a one-way conveyor conveyor that connects the Peruvian Gulch to the Mineral Basin allowing easier access to beginner and switch to new terrain. The tunnel, the first of its kind in North America, also allows for the transportation of skiers when the wind requires the closure of air trams. New in the 2013-14 season is Gad 2 High Speed ​​Quad, replacing the double that follows the same lift line.
The Little Cottonwood Canyon resort has a total of four huts: Blossam Iron, Lodging, Lodge at Snowbird, and Cliff Lodge. The resort also has souvenir shops, restaurants, arcades, hiking trails, a rooftop swimming pool and spa. A new hilltop cottage built in Hidden Peak in summer 2015.
The resort has a 50,000 square foot (4,600m 2 ) meeting room, with 31 meeting rooms and a 15,000 square foot Event Center (1,400 m 2 ) available in the summer.
Awards
Ski Magazine rated Alta-Snowbird's second overall ski area in North America and first in the United States for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. According to SKI Magazine (October 2002) Snowbird is ranked 20th in North America with Gold Medal in snow, access, challenges, terrain, scenery, weather, and elevators. In certain categories, ranked third in North America for snow, fourth in North America for challenge, and fifth in North America for the terrain. Snowbird ranks as the second best resort in North America, runner-up to Whistler Blackcomb resort in Canada, according to Ski Magazine. In 2008, Outside named Alta-Snowbird was the number one skiing destination in North America. Recently, ZRankings put Snowbird as the fourth best ski resort in North America. Snow showers and Snowbird weather are also considered the best in the world to ski; ZRankings rated Snowbird Snow as the second best in North America (behind its neighbor, Alta). Two Snowbird school school instructors, Rob Sogard and Nancy Thoreson, made the Top 100 list of SKI Magazines.
Kursi dan Tram
- Peruvian Express High Speed ​​Quad
- Gadzoom High Speed ​​Quad
- Mineral-Basin Express High Speed ​​Quad
- Baldy Express High Speed ​​Quad
- Little Cloud High Speed ​​Quad
- Gad 2 High Speed ​​Quad
- Wilbere Double
- Mid-Gad Double
- Baby Thunder Double
- Chickadee Double
- Trem Udara
Gambar
Referensi
- Shelton, Peter (1989) Panduan Orang Dalam untuk Ski Terbaik di Utah Telluride: Western Eye Press ISBNÂ 0-941283-03-8
- Asmus, Brad (1993) Panduan Serbuk Hound untuk Ski Snowbird ISBN: 0-9631113-1-0
Tautan eksternal
- Snowbird Ski & amp; Situs web resmi Summer Resort
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