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We’re looking forward to welcoming you back! Thanks to the recent rainfall and the reopening of Coconino National Forest, Snowbowl will reopen for scenic gondola rides and summer activities starting on Friday July 9. We’ll also offer our first-ever sunset gondola rides starting this Friday and Saturday! Click the links below to learn more and buy tickets online:

Scenic Gondola

Summer Activities

Sunset Gondola Rides

Agassiz Restaurant & Bar

 

 

7/5 Update: The Coconino National Forest will reopen at 6am on Tuesday July 6. We look forward to welcoming guests back for scenic gondola rides and summer activities starting Friday July 9!

 

Dear Snowbowl guests,

This afternoon, the U.S. Forest Service announced the full closure of Coconino National Forest beginning on Wednesday June 23 due to fire danger, dry conditions, and persistent wildfire activity. Because Arizona Snowbowl is located entirely within the Coconino National Forest, Snowbowl will temporarily close for summer operations at the end of Tuesday June 22 until further notice.

We understand that this closure will affect guests who have purchased ...

Spring skiing is one of our favorite times of year. The days are longer, the temperatures are warmer and the number of guests wearing costumes are plentiful. We love spring skiing, and we’re stoked to offer a new benefit on our 2021/2022 season passes that will allow you to enjoy these beloved spring days and next year’s, too. With our new Buy Now, Ski Now benefit, when you purchase an eligible 2021/2022 season pass, you can start using the pass right away – and get access to the 2021/2022 winter season as well.

How it works is pretty simple: purchase your eligible ...

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Dear Snowbowl Family,   The unique challenges over the last five months (from the lift malfunction on the old Agassiz lift to a global pandemic and everything in between) have tested our resiliency, but they haven’t dampened our spirits. Never has our mission to give people the freedom to ski felt more important – more poignant – than right now.   Many have asked and I’m here to tell you: Snowbowl will be open this winter (our scheduled opening day is November 20, 2020) and your safety will remain our number one priority.    Will operations be different? Yes. We’ve implemented a number of procedures this ...

We’re excited to share the latest construction progress: today, Snowbowl and Leitner-Poma teams installed the lift towers for the new high-speed lift! With the help of the construction helicopter, the towers were flown to their permanent locations on the mountain. Check out some of the scenes from today below!

In addition to the lift towers, construction crews have also been hard at work building the foundations for the top terminal and the gondola storage building at the base area. With only two months to go until our scheduled opening date on November 20, there’s a lot to look forward to this ...