Can anyone guess where this is?

[Endlessseason]

Here's some hints:

The skier is from Switzerland. I took the picture. This was his last day (last hour I might add) of a long, long ski trip.

[Tye 1on]

That little area sitting in the shadow of Alta?

[Magic 8-Ball]

That little area sitting in the shadow of Alta?

Concentrate and ask again.

[Buster Highmen]

Looks Lonely to me.

[Magic 8-Ball]

Looks Lonely to me.

As I see it, yes.

[Steven S. Dallas]

Snowbird? I seem to remember Paedde ending his trip in Utarr.

[Magic 8-Ball]

I seem to remember Paedde ending his trip in Utah.

It is decidedly so.

[stump832]

I'm having a hard time placing the spot in LCC. I'd guess Snowbasin.

[zion zig zag]

I'm having a hard time placing the spot in LCC. I'd guess Snowbasin.

I'm having a hard time placing that at the basin. Pig Sty?

[Endlessseason]

Sorry. Been gone 'aworking all day. It never ends.

To answer some of your guesses:
It's not "that little area sitting in the shadow of Alta." If it's at Alta, where would you say it is?
It's not Pig Sty.
If it's Basin, where exactly?
If it's the Bird, where is it?
Could it be some other resort?

Here's another hint or two: The chute and run are completely visible from a major chair. The chute in the background is more than 300 vertical feet, and from Paedde's location there's still more than a thousand vertical feet of skiing to the bottom of the chair.

[Endlessseason]

Here's another shot that might give it away:

[verbier61]

I've never been there, but the major chair makes me thinking about marte

[TeleAl]

Ok, I see Limestone. And the skier is Swiss.
Thus I am led to believe the Swiss Alpes, not too deep into Valais.

I will go with Porte de Soleil.
Or maybe Gstaad.

Those are my best guesses.

If it's North America, I'd never guess it correctly.

Here's another shot that might give it away:

[BushwackerinPA]

From what I remember you guys talkiing about that is Deer Valley

[Endlessseason]

From what I remember you guys talkiing about that is Deer Valley

Nope. You'll be shocked to find out where it is. Especially since you had something like 160 days there this year.

The reason I made this thread is because after I took these photos and looked at them I couldn't believe how much they didn't look like the bird. Now that it's narrowed down to the resort, does anyone know the name of this area?

I'll em Paedde and see if he wants to post the info if no one figures it out.

[StroupSkier]

Cliff bands above the bookends?

[BushwackerinPA]

Well then baldy eye of the Needle chute is on the left. The weird peraspective is brought on by the relative flatness of fields of glory above.

[paedde]

I know...... but I don't say anything. It was gooooood but earn your turns.

[SPREAD EAGLE]

GREAT SCOTT!!! Where is that place???

[spiderxvp]

don't know the name of the chute, but, top of strawberry lift, snow basin, Ooootahhh???

[Lumpy]

I've skied it with flyk in years gone by...

[BushwackerinPA]

its at snowbird. I believe it baldy and I believe its left of eye of the needle. Am I right I am going to go up there and take a picture someday now lol.

[paedde]

don't know the name of the chute, but, top of strawberry lift, snow basin, Ooootahhh???

no.... not at all

[paedde]

Endless great idea! We should try that with some more pics.

[Cirquerider]

Sure looks a lot like the line posted by leroy jenkins in this Trip Report



Lets see for comparison: