Alta Sierra Ski Resort

United States

Piste map

530 ft
Lifts

Runs and lifts from OpenStreetMap as of 29 September 2026. Select a run or a lift to see its figures.

Summit
7,064 ft2,153 m
Base
6,683 ft2,037 m
Vertical
381 ft116 m
Named runs
7
Length of named runs
1.3 mi
Lifts
3

Runs by difficulty

  • Green 2 29% · 0.4 mi
  • Blue 3 43% · 0.6 mi
  • Black 2 29% · 0.3 mi

Longest run

1,430 ft

The Meadow

Steepest run

31%

Hole Shot

Steepest 100 m: 44%

Biggest drop

384 ft

Forbes Run

The named runs add up to 1.3 mi.

Every named run

The named runs of Alta Sierra Ski Resort, with their length, drop and gradients
Profile
Backdoor510 ft92 ft18%19%
Exhibition1,050 ft236 ft22%28%
Forbes Run1,260 ft384 ft30%35%
Goosebumps1,000 ft305 ft31%41%
Hole Shot660 ft203 ft31%44%
New School740 ft148 ft20%28%
The Meadow1,430 ft174 ft12%16%

Drop and gradients are read from a terrain model every 20 m along each run. Steepest is the steepest 100 m of a run. Runs shorter than 100 m have no gradient, and ~ marks a length estimated past a piece of the run mapped the other way.

Lifts

  • 2Chairlifts
  • 1Rope tows
Length of all lifts
0.4 mi
Rise of all lifts together
591 ft
The lifts of Alta Sierra Ski Resort
Lakeview ChairChairlift680 ft161 ft2
Ridgeview ChairChairlift1,210 ft384 ft2
The Meadow Handle TowRope tow340 ft46 ft

Seats and ride times only where OpenStreetMap records them. Rise is the height between the stations, from a terrain model.

Weather

Summit, 7,064 ft

Base, 6,683 ft

Forecast by MET Norway for the heights of the summit and the base, for the next two days. Times are in your time zone.

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