John Paul Express – Snowbasin, UT

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Bottom terminal with underground chair parking.
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Looking up the line from near the base.
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Middle section of the lift line.
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Tower 20.
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Arriving at the top.
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View down the very long lift line.
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Lower lift line.
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View up the line.
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Chair parking entrance.
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Looking up at the top station.
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Top station next to the Allen Peak Tram.
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Doppelmayr Worldnook entry.

10 thoughts on “John Paul Express – Snowbasin, UT”

  1. snowbasin local's avatar snowbasinlocal12894 December 28, 2018 / 8:54 am

    I was riding this lift when the lift slammed hard on its brakes and the whole line started to jump up and down just before tower 22. After like 10 minutes they got it working again. Same thing happend on Wizard express at whistler blackcomb.

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    • somebody's avatar somebody December 28, 2018 / 3:37 pm

      I had that happen to me yesterday at killington on the new snowdon bubble chair.

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  2. Browns27's avatar Browns27 April 15, 2020 / 2:02 pm

    Easily my favorite High-Speed Quad in the US! Awesome views, cool lift line, and it almost always runs close to full speed. Also, rarely any lines!

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    • Alex Kennedy's avatar Alex Kennedy February 22, 2021 / 9:10 pm

      This lift does run really fast. It feels faster than 1000fpm sometimes. Same thing with Iron Mountain Express at PCMR.

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      • Utah Lost Ski Area Project's avatar Utah Powder Skier February 23, 2021 / 7:53 am

        SunPeak at Canyons also feels faster than 1000fpm.

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        • Alex Kennedy's avatar Alex Kennedy February 23, 2021 / 7:59 am

          Most of the time Sun Peak runs at 950fpm. I think that’s Canyon’s public HSQ speed.

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        • snowbasin local's avatar 9412vcummins January 23, 2022 / 12:00 pm

          Lately snowbasin has been running this at a lower speed, they usually only run it full speed when the lift gets crowded.

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    • SilverSubaru's avatar SilverSubaru November 30, 2025 / 8:31 pm

      once again have to restate that this has to be on my list of best lifts I have ever been on at least in terms of the view and terrain they serve. My other two would have to be Wa She Shu and Peruvian

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  3. Donald Reif's avatar Donald Reif January 23, 2022 / 12:39 pm

    Video:

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  4. Donald Reif's avatar Donald Reif February 5, 2024 / 11:43 am

    Sometime in the late 2010s/2020 or so, they added combi sheaves to tower 3 on the uphill side.

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