Snowmass Hanging Valley Wall

On this page you can find photos and descriptions of the most difficult terrain and ski trails at snowmass.

Snowmass hanging valley wall. Snowmass ski area top to bottom run duration. Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall. Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley. Big sky montana top of the lone peak duration.

The two prominent areas for expert extreme skiing on this mountain are the hanging valley wall and the cirque. 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. Kyle descends a steep and narrow chute in snowmass. It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier.

Peter mcgill 703 views. Unfortunately the camera collapses during a fall but the different angle is still kind of cool. The photo seen directly below was taken from the elk camp lift. This shows the hanging valley wall prominently in the foreground.

The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. As you approach the top look left to see if the wall is open yet. When the rope drops head out to the wall and drop down roberto s gully to strawberry patch wall 1 or wall 2. Moreover a large portion of the high alpine terrain is designated as extreme.

The hanging valley glades are just out of sight on the backside of the hanging valley wall. If not ski a lap or two in reidar s trees. Snowmass hanging valley wall runs sami byron hana kelly duration.