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Arizona Snowbowl ski resort

The short answer

Arizona Snowbowl has about 22 km of mapped runs and 8 lifts, with skiing from about 2,788 m up to 3,510 m (11,516 ft), a vertical drop of 722 m. By mapped runs it is number 128 of the 131 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG), about 21 km away in a straight line.

Arizona Snowbowl: runs from 2,788 m to 3,510 m, a vertical drop of 722 m2,8003,0003,2003,400Top of the highest mapped run: 3,510 m (11,516 ft)Top 3,510 m · 11,516 ftBase 2,788 m · 9,147 ft722 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,510 m11,516 ft
Vertical drop
722 m2,369 ft
Mapped runs
22 km53 runs
Lifts
8mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 22% (4.8 km), Intermediate 52% (11.5 km), Advanced 27% (6 km)Easy: 4.8 km, 15 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 11.5 km, 24 runs (52%)52%IntermediateAdvanced: 6 km, 14 runs (27%)27%Advanced

About 22% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 52% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy154.8 km
Intermediate2411.5 km
Advanced146 km

Lifts

8 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets2
Mixed lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG)Flagstaff21 km
Grand Canyon National Park (GCN)Grand Canyon - Tusayan80 km
Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)Prescott100 km
Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)Phoenix212 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Arizona Snowbowl?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,510 m (11,516 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,788 m (9,147 ft), a vertical of 722 m (2,369 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Arizona Snowbowl have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 22 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Arizona Snowbowl?

Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 21 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Arizona Snowbowl piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.