Arizona Snowbowl is on the western slope of Mount Humphreys, the highest point in Arizona, in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff. The base is 9,200 feet, the lifts reach 11,500 feet and hike-to terrain goes to 12,000 feet. The resort gives 2,800 feet of total vertical, which includes the hike-to terrain; the lift-served vertical is 2,300 feet. There are 777 skiable acres and 61 runs, the longest 2 miles. Eight lifts serve the mountain: a high-speed combination lift, a high-speed six-person chair, four fixed-grip chairs and two surface conveyors. Snowbowl averages 260 inches of snow a year, and snowmaking covers over 65% of the trails. The season usually runs from mid-November into May.
Skiing at Snowbowl dates to 1938. The resort runs under a special use permit from the Coconino National Forest. The San Francisco Peaks are sacred to 13 Native American tribes, and tribes have gone to court over the resort’s growth and its use of reclaimed water for snowmaking.
All three cams are live video, and all are low on the mountain, between 9,300 and 9,500 feet. The Arizona Gondola cam is at 9,500 feet. The Grand Canyon Express cam and the Hart Prairie cam, which covers the Hart Prairie, Aspen, Big Spruce and Little Spruce area, are both at 9,300 feet. They show the base area and lower lifts, not the 11,500-foot top.
None of the cams shows Snowbowl Road, so check the snow report for road conditions and any chain or four-wheel-drive requirement before you leave Flagstaff.
From Flagstaff, take Humphreys Street north to US 180, then drive north 7 miles to Snowbowl Road (FR 516). Turn right and drive 7 miles on the paved road to the parking lots. Hart Prairie Lodge serves lots 1 to 4 and Agassiz Lodge lots 5 to 8. Mountain Line runs a free winter shuttle from downtown Flagstaff to Hart Prairie Lodge.
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) is 5 miles from downtown Flagstaff, with flights to Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth. From Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), the drive to Flagstaff typically takes about 2 hours, the Flagstaff visitor center says.
During or after storms, chains or four-wheel drive may be required on Snowbowl Road. On those days a free shuttle runs from Fort Valley Lodge, at the bottom of Snowbowl Road, starting at 8 am, for riders with a lift ticket or season pass. AZ511 shows conditions on US 180.
Arizona Snowbowl isn’t on the Epic, Ikon or Indy Pass or the Mountain Collective. Its own season pass, the Power Pass, also covers the other Power Pass mountains, including Purgatory, Brian Head and Lee Canyon.