Snowmass Hanging Valley Wall

Snowmass hanging valley headwall area and the cirque s burn cliffs have served as big mountain competition venues and are considered the most difficult runs of all four aspen snowmass resorts.

Snowmass hanging valley wall.

Peter mcgill 703 views. The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall. On this page you can find photos and descriptions of the most difficult terrain and ski trails at snowmass.

Snowmass 2011 carroll skiiing hanging valley wall duration. Big sky montana top of the lone peak duration. Moreover a large portion of the high alpine terrain is designated as extreme. This shows the hanging valley wall prominently in the foreground.

Snowmass ski area top to bottom run duration. The ropes that shut off hanging valley from the rest of the world dropped in 1984 along with the hearts of many a patroller. It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier. The hanging valley wall section of snowmass is a gated hike to area accessible via the high alpine lift.

If not ski a lap or two in reidar s trees. The two prominent areas for expert extreme skiing on this mountain are the hanging valley wall and the cirque. Snowmass hanging valley wall runs sami byron hana kelly duration. As you approach the top look left to see if the wall is open yet.

Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley. Kyle descends a steep and narrow chute in snowmass. The photo seen directly below was taken from the elk camp lift.