4. Moonshine Bowl off Strawberry is a black diamond run;
5. John Paul Face off John Paul quad is a double black diamond;
6. Wildcat Bowl is accessed off Wildcat chair and is an intermediate run;
7. Sunshine Bowl off the Becker chair is a black diamond run;
8. Main Street off Strawberry starts as a black diamond but turns into an intermediate just below the lift;
9. Blue Grouse is reached off the Needles gondola and Wildcat chair and is an intermediate run;
10. Wildflower Downhill is accessed off the John Paul quad and Mount Allen Tram. It is a black diamond run and was the women's downhill in the 2002 Olympics.

History:

Interestingly enough, it was Alf Engen, who was instrumental in the discovery of Alta, who recommended building a ski area in Wheeler Basin, the current location of Snowbasin. Snowbasin officially opened in 1940 after the road was completed, with two rope tows up Becker Hill, site of the current Becker chairlift.

After one change in ownership, Earl and Carol Holding purchased the troubled ski area in 1984, along with the Earl Miller Ski School. The Holdings turned the ski area around, making major improvements in lifts and slopes and lodges. Between 1998 and 2002, improvements included two eight-passenger gondolas, one high-speed detachable quad, one jig-back tram and 55 miles of snowmaking, which gives the ski area the most expansive snowmaking capacity in the world.

The resort also built a number of new buildings, including the John Paul Lodge, Needles Lodge, Earl's Lodge and the Grizzly Center, all of which are considered among the most elegant found at any ski area.

Snowbasin also successfully hosted six of the alpine events — men's and women's downhill, super G and combined — during the 2002 Winter Games, as well as the alpine events for the Paralympics.

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