The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Snowbasin

Hit Moonshot at least once during any given day at Snowbasin. This run has consistently fresh lines even into the afternoon. The wind usually dumps snow into the area which means that even if there has not been a storm in a few days you can find thigh or waist deep powder....

Power Up is a quick, but necessary powder shot to add to your line from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Five to eight solid powder shots await you on this often-missed run off the side of the Snowbasin Power Station....

At Snowbasin, you can skin uphill before or after hours, but an uphill pass is required, and you must stay on the designated route going both uphill and down. There is a variation to the track mapped here, however, which swings wide on cat tracks instead of taking the blue runs, making an easier ascent....

Definitely add this run to your sequence on a powder day at Snowbasin. Deep snow and very little traffic make this a required run on any given day there. This run is recommended only for advanced or expert skiers....

This bowl is a treasure that, once accessed, rewards the skier with wide fresh turns before ending in a tree run. While the bowl is more mellow than the access may suggest, this run requires that you are skilled enough to ski the double-black diamond run "Lone Tree"....

This is a must-hit run on a powder day. Even though Middle Bowl chair runs right by the run not many people know how to access it. 10-12 deep powder shots are the reward after side-stepping up a small hill....

This run is only for expert skiers. There is a steep cliff shot off the top of "119 +1". There is also a mandatory jump of about 8-10 feet depending on the snowpack....

S-Chute is very technical, and is only recommended for expert skiers. This chute has a high risk of injury and/or death if the skier is not skilled enough. I only recommended skiing this when there has been a recent storm....