Hanging Valley Wall Snowmass

The ropes that shut off hanging valley from the rest of the world dropped in 1984 along with the hearts of many a patroller.

Hanging valley wall snowmass.

Possible baby ruth and cookies. It is considered extreme terrain and shouldn t be attempted by anything less than a strong intermediate skier. A hike to burnt mt and then onto the wall with lindsey. Ride alpine springs chair to get in position to ski the hanging valley wall.

If not ski a lap or two in reidar s trees. These areas contain some of the most difficult terrain at snowmass. The hanging valley wall section of snowmass is a gated hike to area accessible via the high alpine lift. You can see the cliff band where you can find the trails.

The terrain is steep and there are sections of steep glades and cliff areas too. Moreover a large portion of the high alpine terrain is designated as extreme. Known in its early years as a cruiser s mountain snowmass reputation changed when ski patrollers gave up their sacred access to the valley. Roberto s to willy s via frog pond glades.

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. When the rope drops head out to the wall and drop down roberto s gully to strawberry patch wall 1 or wall 2. Browse through our collection of aspen snowmass photos to get acquainted with it before your ski trip or to relive great memories on the slopes. As you approach the top look left to see if the wall is open yet.

Located farthest away in the top right of the photo.