Opening day on December 11 will have new meaning at Panorama Mountain Resort as it unveils a new Taynton Bowl experience.

Following the completion of a major glading project, Taynton Bowl is now more easily accessible and skiers and boarders will enjoy an additional 60 acres of skiable terrain. Along with many other resort enhancements, this winter’s guest will reap the benefits of more than $10 million worth of recent improvements.

Taynton Bowl’s high elevation natural snow and vast area is now more accessible to guests, following the completion of over $210,000 worth of terrain work. Three main areas of the 750-acre bowl have been gladed, including Kinbasket, Ktunaxa to Devil’s Drop, Heli High, Lower Stumbock’s and White Room. A new access trail has been built from the Summit Hut to Never Never Land along Taynton Bowls’ ridge line. Ski Patrol will now have greatly improved access to scope out the area, complete their safety control work and open it sooner on powder days.

“We’ve made a major change to the way people access the backcountry style terrain of Taynton Bowl by widening the ridgeline significantly. The result will be a much more comfortable and enjoyable experience for guests by eliminating the need to clamber over ridge crests and obstacles to access our powder,” says Steve Paccagnan, President and CEO of Panorama Mountain Resort.

“There was a tremendous amount of work done to the terrain in Taynton Bowl this fall. Returning guests and new guests alike will be astonished by the 60 acres we’ve gladed and the impact it will have on the entire Taynton experience, he continued.

The ex-heli ski terrain of Taynton Bowl is controlled for avalanches and is patrolled. Guests venturing into Taynton Bowl can ski or ride down the full 4,019 vertical feet of the mountain without specialized backcountry equipment or guide services.

In addition to the glading within Taynton Bowl, Panorama’s trail crew also completed glading in the Extreme Dream Zone on the frontside of the mountain. The newly gladed area extends from Last Chance to Fat Chance and Dunes to Toadstool in the lower section of the Zone.

Panorama is currently in the final stages of completing the Burton Riglet Park, which will be located at the base area in the Discovery Zone and will be open through February. The park will teach young children to snowboard in a fun and engaging environment.

Above photo: Panorama Pro Patroller JC Morel looks into Donny B’s from the new Taynton Bowl ridge top access road on November 12.
Photo credit: R. R. Andrew Nelson

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