Oktoberfest #unplugged #terrysweekendadventures
October 3rd, 2015 at Snowbird Resort, Sandy, UT
October 3rd, 2015 at Snowbird Resort, Sandy, UT
Snowbird Resort has activities year round and every year from Labor Day until the second weekend in October, they celebrate Oktoberfest. There is plenty to do even if you aren't a beer drinker. We went up to try some authentic food and see the canyon. The Oktoberfest Halle is filled with traditional Bavarian music and the smells of traditional German food and beer. We wanted to try everything, but ended up ordering the Jager Schnitzel, Weisswurst, Goolash, Apple Strudel, and Black Forest Torte. It was all amazing. It was fun to see the people dressed in lederhosen and drindl, dancing to the live polka music.
We decided to take a tram up to the summit of hidden peak which stands at 11,000 feet. It was drizzling at the base, but that quickly changed to snow as we ascended. During the summer months you can hike down, but we didn't come prepared for a long hike. The funnest part of the ride was just after passing the towers, where the tram would drop and swing.
Once we came back down, we took a short walk on a path that parallels Little Cottonwood Creek and takes you to an observation deck. You get a clear view of most of the canyon from there. The kids went off the trail a ways and found a shelter that someone had built out of branches and small trees.
Many of the attactions were closed due to the weather, so we will have to go again next summer to ride them all. There is a Peruvian Chair Lift, which is a two person seat that zips you part way up the mountain and back down again at high speed, a mountain coaster, an alpine slide, and bungee trampolines. We also plan on hiking down from the summit next time.
Activity rating 0-10
Kid fun: 10
Difficulty: 0
Cost: $5 for parking. Anywhere from free for hiking to $48 per person for an unlimited pass.
Difficulty: 0
Cost: $5 for parking. Anywhere from free for hiking to $48 per person for an unlimited pass.
