Alta Ski Area

United States

Piste map

1 mi
Lifts

Runs and lifts from OpenStreetMap as of 27 September 2026. Select a run or a lift to see its figures.

Summit
10,554 ft3,217 m
Base
8,537 ft2,602 m
Vertical
2,018 ft615 m
Named runs
328
Length of named runs
114 mi
Lifts
26

Runs by difficulty

  • Green 21 6% · 11.5 mi
  • Blue 89 27% · 38.0 mi
  • Black 156 48% · 47.5 mi
  • Double black 55 17% · 15.8 mi
  • No grade mapped 7 2% · 1.2 mi

Longest run

2.4 mi

Summer Road (Uphill Acces)

Steepest run

82%

Honeycomb Chutes

Steepest 100 m: 104%

Biggest drop

1,739 ft

Dynamite

Runs lit at night

5

1.7 mi in all

The named runs add up to 114 mi.

Every named run

The named runs of Alta Ski Area, with their length, drop and gradients
Profile
49er Gully2,330 ft449 ft19%53%
180° Bend1,440 ft587 ft41%60%
Adager1,710 ft774 ft45%60%
Aggie's Alley2,930 ft469 ft16%33%
Alf's High Rustler890 ft656 ft74%78%
Almony Chutes2,720 ft1,056 ft39%78%
Altar Bowl1,990 ft791 ft40%74%
Amen2,660 ft732 ft28%46%
Annie's600 ft427 ft71%73%
Back Door1,840 ft381 ft21%49%
Back Forty2,170 ft791 ft36%62%
Backbone1,230 ft351 ft29%37%
Backdoor2,420 ft453 ft19%36%
Baldy Chutes
Ballroom
Ballroom Traverse1,550 ft121 ft8%12%
Bananas5,250 ft1,070 ft20%37%
Barrett's Glade1,550 ft860 ft55%99%
Barry Barry Steep1,770 ft1,155 ft65%95%
Bassanova1,870 ft531 ft29%44%
Bear Paw1,620 ft751 ft46%66%
Bicarbonate Gully1,400 ft335 ft24%33%
Big Dipper1.7 mi1,234 ft14%31%
Big Emma280 ft43 ft
Binx's Bumper1,500 ft817 ft55%65%
Bird's Nest2,700 ft509 ft19%39%
Black Bess710 ft282 ft40%46%
Black Bess Chutes700 ft482 ft69%84%
Black Bess Chutes
Black Bess Chutes710 ft548 ft77%106%
Black Forest850 ft525 ft62%75%
Black Forest2,300 ft482 ft21%47%
Black Jack Snowbird Return3,830 ft699 ft18%40%
Blackjack Gully2,520 ft778 ft31%57%
Blackjack Traverse2,280 ft610 ft27%68%
Blitz660 ft217 ft33%42%
Blue Angel670 ft292 ft43%52%
Blue By You2,450 ft1,076 ft44%62%
Bluebell1,060 ft266 ft25%27%
Bonar's Pass1,920 ft617 ft32%65%

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

  • 1Cable cars
  • 20Chairlifts
  • 2Rope tows
  • 3Magic carpets
Length of all lifts
16.5 mi
Rise of all lifts together
25,390 ft
The lifts of Alta Ski Area
Aerial TramCable car1.5 mi2,861 ft1258 mins
Alta Lodge TowRope tow500 ft75 ft
BaldyChairlift3,480 ft945 ft44 mins
Chickadee LiftChairlift800 ft141 ft23 mins
CollinsChairlift1.2 mi1,827 ft4
Gad 2Chairlift3,810 ft1,240 ft46 mins
GadzoomChairlift1.2 mi1,818 ft49 mins
Little CloudChairlift3,190 ft1,289 ft44 mins
Little GMZMagic carpet150 ft16 ft
MG GMZMagic carpet390 ft39 ft
Mid-Gad LiftChairlift4,090 ft1,312 ft29 mins
Milly ExpressChairlift3,620 ft1,106 ft
Mineral BasinChairlift3,100 ft1,414 ft44 mins
PeruvianChairlift1.4 mi2,408 ft48 mins
Peruvian TunnelMagic carpet630 ft39 ft
Powderhorn 2Chairlift3,310 ft1,112 ft4
Rustler LiftChairlift420 ft82 ft3
Snowpine LiftChairlift490 ft75 ft4
SugarloafChairlift5,020 ft1,345 ft4
Summit ExpressChairlift4,760 ft1,332 ft4
SunnysideChairlift4,620 ft797 ft6
SunriseChairlift3,160 ft807 ft3
SupremeChairlift4,940 ft1,224 ft4
Transfer TowRope tow2,490 ft108 ft
WilbereChairlift2,410 ft755 ft4
WildcatChairlift3,760 ft1,220 ft2

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

Places to eat and drink

Places mapped on OpenStreetMap in and around the resort. Opening times, menus and reviews are in the map apps.

Weather

Summit, 10,554 ft

Base, 8,537 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.

Ski resorts nearby

5 mi10 mi 123456
Alta Ski Area beside the ski resorts nearest to it
Alta Ski Area2,018 ft10,554 ft328114 mi26
1Snowbird1.7 mi3,199 ft10,958 ft
2Solitude Mountain Resort2.5 mi2,008 ft10,010 ft
3Brighton Resort2.6 mi1,703 ft10,449 ft17564.7 mi19
4Park City Mountain Resort6.4 mi3,248 ft9,977 ft522227 mi68
5Deer Valley Resort7.8 mi3,104 ft9,554 ft352168 mi48
6Utah Olympic Park9.4 mi1,201 ft8,084 ft178.8 mi5

Distances in a straight line. A dot stands where a figure is not mapped yet.

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