Video: Snowbird's Big Mountain Trail

 yeah i was thinking that, looks great but lots of peddling to maintain speed...

 I think it needs a few years. Rode it last week, super chunky and waaaay too many switchbacks. Snowbird had a billion acres to make this trail on and they decided to use like an acre to get you down. They have jumps throwing you straight into a rock garden, used nasty pallets instead of taking the time to build a bridge, 8,000 switchbacks that are too tight. I live 5 minutes away from snowbird, I will pass and keep going the extra 30 minutes to The Canyons or PCMR. They messed up on this one. "Going down does not a trail make"-Confucius.

 ryanfarner, exactly what I was thinking, as a Ut. resident, have to say that top aside from a few ok berms looks like any oil rig road! does it drop into the trees at the bottom? very unsenic from the video, and unfortunately, length ain't everything...

 "Big Mountain Trail" looks more XC Bike friendly than Big Bike friendly...

 Rode this on Sunday and the pallets are all gone, proper wooden bridge in its place. Perhaps I have a different view of what a fire road is, but nearly all of it is singletrack (or maybe single+half). Upper part is exposed as it goes down Regulator Johnson. Once you get down to the lower shed of Little Cloud or the upper shed of Gadzoom, it goes into the trees. Then heads over to the top of Mid Gad and makes its way down to the Tram area. Lower part is decently rocky.

All that said, the switchbacks kill this trail. So many of them are insanely tight. And then just the sheer number of them. Ugh.
Its definitely an XC trail, not a gnar downhill trail, not a flow trail. And its definitely a blue level trail.

For the $10 to go up (season pass discount) its good for 2-3 laps in an afternoon. If you don't have the discount or want to spend longer doing lift service biking, head over to DV or Canyons.

 I've ridden it too and agree with Reignonme. They tried to be everything to everyone: The trail is open to uphill traffic until 11 when the tram opens, so they never steepened it enough to be a rowdy dh, but it's also so bumpy, gravely and steep enough that riding up is miserable. The video shows the bermed switchbacks nicely, but there also are a lot of turns that are tight, flat and low speed and overall flow is lacking. I don't mean to say that this trail isn't fun -- it is. If you can't have fun riding a bike downhill then something ain't right with you. And there are some nice whoops in there and occasional flow. But Snowbird is going to have to add more trails quickly to justify a $30 day pass ($10 even for season passholders!), especially with so many better trails nearby. This has become my go-to trail when I'm feeling totally bored with SLC and Park City's hundreds of other miles of great (free) trails... which isn't very often.

 Once you get off of the steep terrain at the top where the straight aways are the trail actually gets pretty fun. There are a few rocky sections to blast through and some rolling single-ish track through the woods that aren't shown in the video.The top of the trail is somewhat monotonous for us gravity junkies, but it's a lot of fun overall.

 Yes, being on your bike is fun... my point is simple--don't pay for this. Just drive up BCC and hit the crest--FOR FREE and get 10 plus miles (if you shuttle Mill D) of some of the best balls out DH the Wasatch has to offer--or rip Pinecone, Great Western... need I go on? All for FREE.

 Easy, killer.

 I hear ya. I hear ya. See ya on the trail sometime.

 @Reignonme:
are there any improvements to the trail since your comment? Thinking of riding it this year.

 Curious why the video seems to focus on the upper part of the trail only? Like the first 2ish miles of the 7.5+ mile course. Doesn't seem to show any of the trail below the upper shed of Gadzoom.
The nature of the trail definitely changes once you get below there.

 We filmed the upper part of the trail because it was the most asthetic for filming and we had time constraints. The lower part of the trail to me is the more fun part, but it also is mostly in the trees and not as many views to work with for a video. The lower section is more high speed and flow if you ask me.

 He must! Snowbird's an incredible Mtn and this is a start. kinda looked like he was trying a bit too hard to make the trail look fun...which i realize may sound stupid. But here's my point...When you see a really creative, technical, or otherwise challenging trail, people don't screw around on their bikes so much...more actual focus on the trail and riding. Don't get me wrong, it looks like a fun trail and I bet that guy could smoke me. Mostly it looks fun cause of the views and to just be in the mountains on the bike though... Not cause its a great trail...but it is a start!

 XC trails have more technical features than that. as ryan said above, it looks like a fire road! But a fun fire road nonetheless.

 most probably built it to attract riders of all abilities, that way you get more money coming in to the resort to further develop the trails, looks like an easy but alot of fun trail to ride imo

 I think you have to air out of the tram to start the trail. They didn't show that on the video.

 with my guys, you definitely need to air out the tram.

 Think he must have been getting paid for each one.

 Fingers Crossed by Ferrier. Nice, sounds like The Black Keys.