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 2011 carroll skiiing hanging valley wall duration. Unfortunately the camera collapses during a fall but the different angle is still kind of cool. If not ski a lap or two in reidar s trees. Big sky montana top of the lone peak duration.

The hanging valley wall section of snowmass is a gated hike to area accessible via the high alpine lift. As you approach the top look left to see if the wall is open yet. 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 ski area top to bottom run duration.

Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall. The hanging valley glades are just out of sight on the backside of the hanging valley wall. When the rope drops head out to the wall and drop down roberto s gully to strawberry patch wall 1 or wall 2. The ropes that shut off hanging valley from the rest of the world dropped in 1984 along with the hearts of many a patroller.

The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. Snowmass hanging valley wall runs sami byron hana kelly duration. The photo seen directly below was taken from the elk camp lift. Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley.

It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier. Peter mcgill 703 views. The two prominent areas for expert extreme skiing on this mountain are the hanging valley wall and the cirque.