Arizona Snowbowl usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Arizona Snowbowl USA.
Arizona Snowbowl Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the American ski resort Arizona Snowbowl lies at 3505 metres altitude in the Arizona region of the American Rockies. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Arizona Snowbowl ski area is snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Arizona Snowbowl snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Arizona Snowbowl (USA) is Phoenix at a distance of 240km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Arizona Snowbowl ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Marketed as skiing on the 'active volcano in Arizona' (it's long extinct, the skiers are active...), Arizona Snowbowl has a great powder snow record and a skiing pedigree dating back to the 1930s. The Grand Canyon is only 128km (80 miles) distant .
alpine downhill runs to ski in Arizona Snowbowl USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs ?km |
33% |
Advanced Trails
 11 runs ?km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km |
30% |
Arizona Snowbowl Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Arizona Snowbowl Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Arizona Snowbowl trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Arizona Snowbowl ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3505m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2804m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2804m |
| centre of Arizona Snowbowl ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 701m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 701m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Arizona Snowbowl
Skiing Arizona Snowbowl you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Arizona Snowbowl lifts number 5 with the capacity to uplift 4960 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Arizona Snowbowl is over 3.2km long.
Arizona Snowbowl Ski Area
Arizona Snowbowl ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 30% for expert skiers - the most difficult Arizona Snowbowl piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Arizona Snowbowl after dark.
Arizona Snowbowl for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Arizona Snowbowl
If you snowboard Arizona Snowbowl you'll want to know that, of the 5 ski lifts in total, 1 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Arizona Snowbowl snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Arizona Snowbowl snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Arizona Snowbowl for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Arizona Snowbowl Apres Ski
The apres ski Arizona Snowbowl scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
40 apres ski bars 40 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Numerous Facilities and Accommodation in Flagstaff and Attractions in Vicinity Including Observatory (2), Meteor Craters, Grand Canyon Visits, Sunset Crater, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Wupatki National Park, Prehistoric Sites.
Arizona Snowbowl for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Arizona Snowbowl Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Arizona Snowbowl resort - ski Arizona Snowbowl by any other name
The American ski resort of Arizona Snowbowl ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Arizona Snowbowl ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Arizona Snowbowl ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Arizona Snowbowl ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Arizona Snowbowl for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall