Snowbird aerial tram to Twin Peaks?

[hcraighall]

Is this possible? Take the Snowbird aerial tram to Hidden Peak, and then hike the rest of the way to West Twin of the American Fork Twin Peaks?

Thanks in advance.

[gonzo]

I would guess that you could modify this route to start from the top of the tram, instead of Gad Valley parking lot:
http://www.summitpost.org/route/163362/northeast-ridge.html

I've never done this route before though, so I'm not sure what the exposure is like on the knife edge on the ridge above the tram.

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://uutah.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7595

[rwpontius]

You could certainly do it via the tram. I would mention that the ridge from Hidden Peak to the East Twin was pretty intimidating to me. My co-hiker did it but said that one area even he found scary. If that ridge doesn't bother you the tram would cut out a lot of climbing. On our first try we climbed to the top of the tram so the tram would certainly be a nice start. For me the White Pine Ridge Route was easier.

[madsjim]

I did the exact same thing you are thinking of doing. I felt quite lazy and got a free ride up the tram. The ridge is not bad at all if you are comfortable with scrambling. I didn't feel that the exposure was all that bad at all. Overall it is really fun to do the ridge and I would recommend without any doubts about the difficulty.

[jumar]

I've done it before. It was a nice way to get up to AF Twin quick and easy. :2thumbs: