The Birthday Chutes are some of the most classic sidecountry lines in the Wasatch. Snowbird doesn't open the gates to ski these all that often so touring up to them is a great option.
Difficult
Private
Unknown Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
613 m0 m340 m45°
A rocky entrance to very steep couloir that opens up to a nice apron and bowl.
Severe
Private
Twin Peaks - NW Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
6,372 m50 m1,908 m46°NW
One of the nicest couloirs off of one of the biggest and most iconic Wasatch peaks.
Difficult
Private
White Pine
Salt Lake City
1,650 m0 m983 m42°
A popular back country ski line right next to Little Pine
Difficult
Private
Zeus Chute
Salt Lake City
1,371 m0 m693 m49°NE
Zeus is the king line off the steep and rugged NW face of the iconic Mount Olympus
Extreme
Private
Icefall
Wasatch Backcountry
3,826 m462 m1,047 m44°S
Probably one of the best kept secrets in the Wasatch! Icefall is almost 2,000 feet long with a wide open headwall, tight chute and fun gully finish.
Difficult
Private
Major Tom
Salt Lake City
2,982 m2 m1,053 m53°S
Major Tom is a steep and sporty couloir in a remote corner of the Wasatch that can have a few rappels to navigate!
Extreme
Private
Whipple Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,068 m2 m573 m50°S
This hidden gem is a little tricky to find, but worth the effort due to it's dramatic setting and good skiing.
Difficult
Private
Icefall Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
1,289 m480 m11 m41°S
This is the most direct and safest way to access the top of Icefall run on Red Baldy
Difficult
Private
Lisa Falls
Salt Lake City
2,796 m1 m1,457 m52°S
One of the longest lines in the Wasatch, this is a classic steep skiing adventure with a little bit of everything.
Severe
Private
Tanners Gulch
Wasatch Backcountry
2,378 m0 m1,092 m48°
A tight chute into a wide bowl that turns into some nice tree skiing
Severe
Private
Y Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,654 m21 m993 m45°N
Probably the longest, most consistent rock-lined chute in the Wasatch if you're into that sort of thing.
Severe
Private
Memorial #1
Salt Lake City
856 m0 m514 m56°NE
Memorial #1 is a very long and clean chute that runs off the ridge of the S summit of Mount Olympus.
Difficult
Private
Coalpit Headwall
Salt Lake City
3,108 m5 m1,472 m44°N
Coalpit is one of longest and most coveted runs in the Central Wasatch.
Severe
Private
Lake Peak Chute
Wasatch Backcountry
4,659 m53 m972 m44°E
Lake Peak Chute is a fun little gem deep in the Wasatch.
Severe
Private
Hypodermic Needle
Salt Lake City
1,053 m0 m673 m45°E
The Needle is about as steep and long as it gets, making it one of the most coveted and primo lines in the Wasatch.
Extreme
Private
Twin Peaks - Southwest Face
Wasatch Backcountry
1,933 m12 m813 m41°SW
Twin Peaks is one of the tallest and most iconic peaks in the Wasatch Range with several great steep skiing possibilities from it's summit. One of those is the SW Face that is skiable from the western summit.
Difficult
Private
Stairs Gulch
Salt Lake City
3,094 m1 m1,462 m45°N
Stairs Gulch is 4,000 feet long, serious with a combination of a steep, technical chute and a flat, more mellow finish.
Difficult
Private
Twin Peaks Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
5,723 m1,600 m54 m48°N
The approach to Twin Peaks heads up Broads Fork to gain this iconic peak and it's many great ski lines.
Difficult
Private
Memorial #2
Salt Lake City
825 m0 m454 m42°NE
Memorial #2 is the main chute on the NE side of the saddle between Mount Olympus north and south summits.
Difficult
Private
Tolcat Canyon
Salt Lake City
4,299 m149 m1,319 m48°W
Tolcat Canyon is the large and prominent chute that splits the N and S summits of Mount Olympus.
Difficult
Private
Pfeifferhorn NE Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
482 m0 m314 m53°NE
For those who have braved the NW couloir and are looking for something steeper and more exposed, this is the next level in steep skiing.
Extreme
Private
Yonkers
Salt Lake City
698 m0 m457 m44°E
Yonkers is the spicy little neighbor to the north of Bonkers. It's not as long, but it's steeper and not skied as often.
Difficult
Private
Little Pine
Salt Lake City
1,573 m0 m956 m43°S
Little Pine is the king of S facing lines in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Difficult
Private
Bonkers
Salt Lake City
1,602 m0 m713 m41°N
If you're looking for great long powder runs, this is one of the finest around!
Difficult
Private
Pfeifferhorn Approach
Salt Lake City
5,685 m1,125 m80 m41°N
This is the approach up Red Pine drainage to access the many great lines off the Pfeifferhorn.
Difficult
Private
Plinko
Salt Lake City
1,198 m10 m455 m60°N
Plinko is the steep and complicated connection of chutes and ramps on the N face of the Pfeifferhorn that requires several rappels.
Extreme
Private
Waldo Chute
Wasatch Backcountry
2,019 m12 m701 m37°E
Waldo is a fun little well defined E facing couloir that's tricky to find, but worth the effort.
Difficult
Private
Medusa's Face
Wasatch Backcountry
461 m0 m348 m49°N
Medusa's Face is the most gawked over and coveted, but rarely skied lines in the Wasatch Mountains.
Extreme
Private
White Baldy Northeast Ramp
Salt Lake City
1,427 m14 m436 m44°E
If you're in the area, you'll find yourself staring at this fun hanging ramp and wondering if it's skiable......it is!
Extreme
Private
Major Tom Approach
Salt Lake City
998 m341 m13 m38°N
The approach to Major Tom starts at the Neff's Canyon trailhead and follows the canyon up until it branches into Thomas Fork and then reaches the ridge line.
Difficult
Private
Firing Squad Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
5,752 m1,465 m6 m41°N
To access the Firing Squad follow this route up Mill B South Fork past the lakes and onto the summit.
Difficult
Private
Memorial #5
Salt Lake City
640 m0 m446 m48°NE
This is the steepest and longest of the Memorials with excellent pitch and beautiful rock lined walls.
Severe
Private
Scotty's Approach
Salt Lake City
1,488 m463 m18 m41°N
This is the safest way to approach the classic north facing powder run, called Scotty's Bowl.
Difficult
Private
Heart of Darkness Approach
Salt Lake City
5,318 m1,089 m66 m40°N
The approach to Heart of Darkness follows the summer trail in Mill B south then heads into the upper W branch.
Moderate
Private
Apollo Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,395 m0 m805 m46°N
The Apollo Couloir is the shorter, mellower sister chute to the Zeus Couloir on the magnificent northwest face of Mount Olympus.
Difficult
Private
Pfeifferhorn SE Ridge
Salt Lake City
2,487 m23 m674 m42°SE
The SE ridge is a great ski run and the only way off the Pfeifferhorn without rappelling.
Difficult
Private
Memorial #4
Wasatch Backcountry
1,042 m0 m630 m46°NE
Memorial #4 is one of the classic steep lines on the backside of Mount Olympus.
Severe
Private
Firing Squad
Wasatch Backcountry
957 m17 m488 m59°N
If you're running out of steep lines in the Wasatch to scare yourself on then the Firing Squad on Dromedary Peak is a must do!
Extreme
Private
Atheys Run
Salt Lake City
2,757 m2 m921 m43°N
This is a classic shot that lies deep in the heart of the Wasatch and was made famous by the Wizard of the Wasatch himself, Bob Athey.
Difficult
Private
Memorial #3
Salt Lake City
692 m0 m487 m46°NE
Memorial #3 is one of the classic steep lines on the backside of Mount Olympus with large dramatic rock lined walls.
Difficult
Private
Thunder Ridge Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
1,628 m292 m427 m42°E
Thunder Ridge is not easy to get to, but it holds some of the greatest lines in the Wasatch. This is how to get there.
Difficult
Private
Pfeifferhorn NW Couloir
Salt Lake City
2,402 m21 m809 m50°NW
The classic ski mountaineering line off the iconic Pfeifferhorn Peak
Extreme
Private
Twin Peaks - E Face
Salt Lake City
982 m7 m580 m44°E
This is a short but very steep line off of one of the tallest and most iconic Wasatch peaks.
Extreme
Private
Spindrift Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,035 m0 m913 m51°N
The Spindrift Couloir runs off of Storm Mountain and is one of the longest, steepest, and tightest lines in the Wasatch Mountains. It averages around 45 degrees and involves 2-4 rappels depending on conditions.
Extreme
Private
God's Lawnmower
Wasatch Backcountry
1,999 m2 m946 m52°
This is the huge avalanche path that's visible from the road on the N slope of Kessler Peak.
Difficult
Private
Dark Ebony
Salt Lake City
2,958 m7 m837 m43°N
Dark Ebony is a nice long tree lined gully with perfect pitch that comes off the E ridge of Mineral Fork.
Difficult
Private
Georges
Wasatch Backcountry
1,549 m4 m546 m33°E
Georges is the classic powder bowl lower down in Cardiff Fork.
Difficult
Private
Kessler Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
1,032 m520 m0 m40°N
This is the easiest and most direct way to skin to the top of Kessler Peak and enjoy one of it's many great runs.
Difficult
Private
Cabin Run
Wasatch Backcountry
1,845 m1 m761 m42°NW
Cabin Run is the large powder slope that runs off of Gobblers Knob one of the largest and most prominent peaks on the Big Cottonwood/Millcreek divide.
Moderate
Private
Argenta - E Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,213 m0 m711 m42°SE
This the the prominent chute off Kessler Peak.
Difficult
Private
Argenta - W Couloir
Salt Lake City
3,549 m18 m1,125 m41°
A big fun run off of Kessler Peak with some great chute and trees skiing involved.
Difficult
Private
Suicide Chute
Wasatch Backcountry
441 m0 m289 m42°E
Suicide Chute is one of the most popular classics on one of the most iconic peaks in the Wasatch, Mount Superior.
Severe
Private
Argenta Slide Path
Salt Lake City
2,257 m2 m1,023 m42°NW
Argenta is a Wasatch classic offering fun tree skiing down a huge avalanche path.
Difficult
Private
Scotty's Bowl
Alta & Snowbird
1,783 m23 m754 m42°
Scotty's is a classic north facing roadside attraction in upper Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Difficult
Private
Monte Cristo Direct
Salt Lake City
1,756 m0 m972 m53°SE
One of the longer classic lines in upper Little Cottonwood Canyon with a rappel thrown in to spice things up.
Difficult
Private
Rampage
Wasatch Backcountry
624 m1 m292 m37°N
Rampage is a fun hanging ramp high off the Little Cottonwood Ridge.
Severe
Private
Maxfield Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
3,203 m895 m19 m37°S
The approach to Maxfield takes you through some fun and unique terrain on the way to a great classic Wasatch powder run.
Difficult
Private
Tri Chutes
Alta & Snowbird
1,389 m0 m674 m43°NW
The Tri-Chutes are a Wasatch classic with some of the longest open lines in the range.
Difficult
Private
The Lightning Bolt
Wasatch Backcountry
281 m0 m199 m46°E
The Lightning Bolt is the boldest and most intriguing line off the infamous Cardiac Ridge.
Extreme
Private
The Diving Board
Wasatch Backcountry
1,341 m6 m428 m45°N
The diving board is a very steep and exposed run that keeps the mind from wandering while you're high in the central Wasatch.
Extreme
Private
Birthday Chutes
Wasatch Backcountry
935 m129 m343 m43°NW
Long and consistent wide chutes
Difficult
Private
Doomsday Ramp
Wasatch Backcountry
1,879 m0 m752 m41°N
The Doomsday Ramp is the short but steep angling ramp at the head of Mineral Fork, known at the "Room of Doom".
Extreme
Private
Maxfield Basin
Salt Lake City
2,139 m0 m825 m39°S
Maxfield Basin is the fun steep terrain that runs off of the shoulder of Mount Raymond into the lower gully of Mill A.
Difficult
Private
Wyatt Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
2,043 m1 m621 m48°E
The Wyatt Couloir is the very short and narrow line in the middle of the legendary Cardiac Ridge.
Extreme
Private
Heart of Darkness
Salt Lake City
243 m0 m160 m54°W
The Heart of Darkness is a fun short ski mountaineering objective that lies in the heart of the Wasatch.
Severe
Private
Mount Raymond
Salt Lake City
2,443 m2 m733 m41°E
This is the prominent face on the N side of the road as you are driving down Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Difficult
Private
Lone Peak Approach
Salt Lake City
5,412 m39 m1,739 m46°S
This is how to approach Lone Peak from the S via the town of Alpine.
Difficult
Private
The Sliver
Salt Lake City
4,628 m18 m1,378 m50°NE
One of the long classic lines hidden deep in the Wasatch.
Difficult
Private
Y-Not Couloir
Wasatch Backcountry
1,146 m2 m809 m48°N
The Y-Not Couloir is a steeper, spicier little brother to the Y Couloir. It's a bit shorter and involves a short rappel.
Severe
Private
Boston Strangler
Salt Lake City
355 m0 m265 m51°W
The Boston Strangler is a short and spicy chute that rarely gets skied and can be fun if you're in the area!
Severe
Private
Lone Peak - NE Couloir
Salt Lake City
880 m16 m459 m50°E
One of the greatest lines in the Wasatch, the NE Couloir off of Lone Peak is long and steep with beautiful rock lined walls in a remote setting.
Extreme
Private
Dresden Face
Salt Lake City
658 m0 m493 m46°E
The Dresden is one of the longest and most continually steep faces in the Wasatch.
Severe
Private
Montgomery Chute
Salt Lake City
1,271 m5 m550 m51°E
A steep and spicy chute that's a must if you've skied the other lines off of Thunder Ridge.
Extreme
Private
Pinball Alley
Wasatch Backcountry
284 m0 m207 m44°NE
Pinball Alley is a classic line on one of the most iconic mountains in Utah, Mount Superior.
Difficult
Private
Mount Superior South Face
Salt Lake City
1,433 m0 m802 m41°S
Mount Superior is one of the most classic lines in the range. The S Face is nearly 3,000 feet long and starts in the mid 40 degree range.
Difficult
Private
Mount Raymond Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
4,653 m1,033 m102 m38°E
This it the easiest approach to Mount Raymond from Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Difficult
Private
Mount Superior Approach
Wasatch Backcountry
3,074 m801 m78 m37°E
This is the easiest and safest approach to Mount Superior via Cardiff Pass and the Eastern Ridge.
Difficult
Private
Virginia Slims
Wasatch Backcountry
871 m0 m472 m54°E
Virginia Slims is the fun dogleg chute next to the more popular Old Growth chute in the lower reaches of Cardiff Fork.
Difficult
Private
Old Growth/Benson & Hedges
Salt Lake City
580 m0 m364 m54°SW
Old Growth chute is a mini classic that provides great rock wall lined ambience and easy access.
Difficult
Private
Grizzly Gulch
Brighton and Solitude
686 m127 m1 m19°N
The most popular backcountry ski area in the state
Moderate
Private
Toledo Chute
Salt Lake City
526 m0 m278 m40°E
Toledo Chute is a great roadside attraction that's quick and easy to access.
Difficult
Private
Reynolds Peak East Face
Park City and Deer Valley
4,200 m9 m617 m35°E
The East Face of Reynonlds Peak is a classic intermediate run in Big Cottonwood.