The hotel's spa features a 15-meter rooftop lap pool with 40-person spa tub and commanding mountain views. The heated pool is open year-round. Inside, a large fitness room is equipped with resistance equipment, free weights, and cardio machines. Yoga, Pilates, and other classes are held in an adjoining studio. Guests pay a daily or weekly membership fee to access all spa facilities and classes. Spa treatments are extra.
A second outdoor pool with three spa tubs is on the hotel's back terrace; access is complimentary. An outdoor ice-skating rink is also on site. A 12-story climbing wall scales one side of the building.
An average of 500 inches of Utah's famous “champagne powder†blankets Snowbird each winter. The resort has 2,500 acres of terrain for skiing and snowboarding. The 89 trails are accessible via 11 lifts, including an aerial tram. Discount lift tickets are available for children ages 7 to 12 years - children 6 years and under ski free when accompanied by an adult skier. Trails are 27% beginner, 38% intermediate, and 35% advanced.
Other winter activities include snowshoe and snowmobile tours, heli-skiing, backcountry skiing, tubing, and ice skating. The Snowbird Mountain School offers ski and snowboard classes. Alta, the neighboring resort, has an additional 2,200 acres (no snowboarding).
When the snow melts, visitors trade their skis for hiking boots. The aerial tram transports sightseers to the summit of Hidden Peak (elevation 11,000 feet), with superb views and access to hiking and mountain-biking trails. An alpine slide, ZipRider cable ride, children's fishing pond, and bungee trampoline are all within easy reach of the hotel. Other warm-weather activities include horseback riding, mountain climbing, ATV tours, golf, and tandem paragliding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.