Location: East of Ogden on U-226, just off of Trapper's Loop Road.
Events: Alpine - men's and women's downhill, combined and super-G; paralympic Alpine - men's and women's downhill, giant slalom, slalom and super-G; Complete schedule
Previous Olympic-type events: None
 
Tom Smart, Deseret News |
Briefly: Unseasonably low snow depths and a tardy completion of the new snowmaking equipment cost Snowbasin its World Cup event last year.
The once-smallish day resort geared toward locals is undergoing major changes, with Snowbasin looking to become a major destination resort. Olympics-related development are a part—albeit a timely factor—in the expansion project, which has included the recent addition of four new lifts, two downhill courses for the 2002 Games and a myriad of new buildings, operations facilities and parking areas.
Two of the new lifts will benefit Olympic racers—the high-speed quad, which delivers skiers to the top of the women's downhill course (Wildflower); and the 18-person Olympic tram, which shuttles skiers from there along the steep mountain face to the top of the men's downhill course (Grizzly).
A welcome addition for local skiers and event spectators will be the Trapper's Loop cutoff, which whittled away nearly 20 miles of windy driving for those approaching from I-84.
For more information check out Snowbasin's Web site at www.snowbasin.com.
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