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Fred's Birthday Run
Fred's Birthday Run
Drainage Big Water Gulch
Terrain Open Slope
Peak Elevation 9,007'
Base Elevation 8,100'
Typical Vertical 900'
Location 40.6743° / -111.6490°
Online Map View on wbskiing.com

Fred's Birthday Run is a southeast-facing slope that starts at the top of Big Water Peak and goes into Big Water Gulch.

Fred's Birthday Run

Getting to Fred's Birthday Run

See the route to Big Water Peak. Fred's begins at the summit.

About the name

Fred's Birthday Run got its name on November 26, 1983 when there was enough early-season snow for local skier Fred Staff to ski it on his birthday—Alta received more than 800 inches of snow that season. Wasatch legend Walt Shyluk coined the name never imagining it would stick. Some people mistakenly call this Fred's Birthday Chute. Others simply call all of the runs on this side of Big Water Peak, Big Water.