Snowmass Hanging Valley Wall

The photo seen directly below was taken from the elk camp lift.

Snowmass hanging valley wall.

Snowmass ski area top to bottom run duration. Big sky montana top of the lone peak duration. This shows the hanging valley wall prominently in the foreground. When the rope drops head out to the wall and drop down roberto s gully to strawberry patch wall 1 or wall 2.

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. The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley. 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. The two prominent areas for expert extreme skiing on this mountain are the hanging valley wall and the cirque. The ropes that shut off hanging valley from the rest of the world dropped in 1984 along with the hearts of many a patroller. Moreover a large portion of the high alpine terrain is designated as extreme.

Snowmass hanging valley wall runs sami byron hana kelly 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. Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall.

It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier. Unfortunately the camera collapses during a fall but the different angle is still kind of cool. Kyle descends a steep and narrow chute in snowmass.