Mobile hero of the trams getting installed at Snowbird
The red and blue original trams getting installed at Snowbird

Resort Upgrades

Resort Upgrades

Resort Upgrades

The Summit Project

Taking Snowbird to the top.

Status: Completed Winter 2015

Over 25 years in the making, The Summit at Snowbird is Utah's most "elevated" restaurant and is the tallest alpine facility in the country. The Summit sits at the top of the Aerial Tram upon Hidden Peak at 11,000 feet. The Summit project features a 3-story building containing a kitchen, cafeteria-style dining hall, private dining area, restrooms, ski patrol offices, outdoor patios and decks.

The Summit highlights mountain views and landscapes with large windows surrounding 360 degrees of the building. The Summit provides year-round dining with a unique, delicious menu as carefully crafted as the building itself.

The Summit at Snowbird - building
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The position and angle of the structure was chosen through location modeling to minimize reflection while maximizing views.

The Summit features 360-degree viewing decks and windows, the equivalent of 2 IMAX movie screens.

The restaurant has a heated concrete patio that provides outdoor seating year-round.

The Summit is the highest restaurant in Utah by elevation at 11,000 ft.

By The Numbers

  • The Summit structure is 23,000 square feet.
  • The windows for The Summit are designed to withstand frequent wind gusts of 140 miles per hour.
  • Snowbird used their own construction vehicles to haul 50-foot steel beams to the top of Hidden Peak which took a round trip of over 7 hours.

The Summit Project

Project Start: Spring 2014

The Summit provides guests with a new way to take in the beauty of Hidden Peak via its expansive windows, facilities and delicious food. 

Planning

Spring 2014

The Summit renderings.

Ground Breaking

Winter 2014

Building the foundation.

Installation

Summer 2015

Finalizing external construction.

Completion

Winter 2015

The completed Summit Restaurant.