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Alta ski runs

119 named runs · about 38 miles of skiing · 8,150 to 11,040 ft

Green 9% (3.3 mi)Blue 32% (12.2 mi)Black 54% (20.6 mi)Double black 5% (1.9 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Longest

  1. Devil's Elbow 7,200 ft
  2. Who Dunnit 5,900 ft
  3. Big Dipper 5,400 ft
  4. Crooked Mile 4,900 ft
  5. Mambo 4,800 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Alf's High Rustler 42% sun
  2. Wildcat Bowl 44% sun
  3. Main Chute 46% sun
  4. Eagle's Nest 47% sun
  5. Tombstone 47% sun

Longest greens

  1. Crooked Mile 4,900 ft
  2. Home Run 3,800 ft
  3. Patsy Marley 3,600 ft
  4. Dipsy Doodle 1,700 ft
  5. Over the River 1,600 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 119 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Baldy Chutes Black 870 ft — — 41° N —
Wildcat Bowl Black 607 ft 1,350 ft — 28° N Excellent
Little Chute Double black 779 ft 1,283 ft 51° 38° NE Excellent
Center of Gravity Double black 781 ft 1,449 ft 51° 33° W Average
The Keyhole Double black 563 ft 1,528 ft 50° 23° W Average
Supreme Challenge Black 921 ft 2,574 ft 50° 22° NW Good
Spiney Chutes Area Black 687 ft 1,696 ft 50° 25° W Below average
Rustler Four Black 1,070 ft 2,027 ft 50° 33° NW Excellent
Gun Towers Double black 708 ft 1,314 ft 49° 33° W Below average
Regal Chute Black 795 ft 1,466 ft 48° 34° NW Excellent
Westward Ho Black 1,181 ft 4,325 ft 47° 17° NE Excellent
Shot Double black 613 ft 1,076 ft 47° 35° W Average
East Baldy Black 445 ft — 47° 35° E —
Cecret Chutes Black 476 ft 2,010 ft 47° 14° NE Good
Pine Glade Black 540 ft 1,424 ft 46° 23° NW Good
Eagle's Nest Black 821 ft 1,725 ft 45° 29° N Excellent
White Squaw Areae Black 796 ft 2,120 ft 44° 23° W Average
Hourglass Chute Black 992 ft 2,365 ft 44° 26° NW Excellent
Hammerhead Black 406 ft 1,250 ft 43° 20° NW Good
Jitterbug Black 732 ft 1,424 ft 43° 31° NW Good
Back Forty Black 786 ft 2,407 ft 42° 21° W Below average
Devil's Castle Black 979 ft — 42° 32° N —
Santa Clause Black 744 ft 1,371 ft 42° 33° W Average
Glory Hole Black 422 ft — 42° 32° NE —
Eddie's High Nowhere Black 1,318 ft 3,492 ft 42° 23° NE Good
No name Black 642 ft 1,131 ft 42° 35° W Average
East Greeley Black 1,046 ft — 42° 31° NE —
High Greeley Black 710 ft — 42° 36° NE —
Spruces Black 576 ft 1,138 ft 42° 31° NW Good
Snowshoe Hill Black 627 ft 2,485 ft 41° 16° W Below average
Vicky's Black 354 ft 1,017 ft 41° 21° W Average
Main Chute Double black 734 ft 1,224 ft 41° 37° NE Excellent
Alf's High Rustler Black 656 ft 1,100 ft 41° 37° NW Excellent
Yellow Trail Black 590 ft — 40° 28° E —
Jake's Black 666 ft 2,265 ft 40° 19° NW Good
Lower Sunspot Black 302 ft 1,153 ft 40° 16° W Average
Stone Crusher Black 749 ft 1,435 ft 40° 32° NW Good
East Castle Black 879 ft — 40° 26° N —
Bear Paw Black 751 ft 1,806 ft 39° 25° N Excellent
Annie's Black 424 ft 733 ft 39° 35° W Average
Gunsight Double black 1,294 ft 3,655 ft 39° 21° NE Good
Rock Gully Black 821 ft 2,071 ft 38° 24° N Excellent
Amen Black 731 ft 2,801 ft 38° 16° NE Average
Columbine Black 502 ft 1,145 ft 37° 26° W Below average
Sidewinder Black 1,119 ft 4,201 ft 37° 17° W Below average
Lone Pine Black 609 ft 1,202 ft 37° 31° NW Excellent
Castle Apron Black 975 ft — 37° 27° N —
Race Course Black 633 ft 1,907 ft 36° 20° NW Average
Watson Line Black 448 ft 897 ft 36° 30° W Below average
Tombstone Black 335 ft 738 ft 35° 27° N Excellent
Sunspot Black 488 ft 1,191 ft 35° 25° W Average
High Main Street Blue 286 ft 841 ft 35° 20° W Average
Lower Rustler Black 600 ft 1,747 ft 35° 21° NW Good
Wildcat Face Black 896 ft 2,542 ft 34° 21° NE Excellent
Vail Ridge Black 385 ft 1,357 ft 34° 17° NW Good
Greeley Hill Black 752 ft — 34° 26° NE —
Greeley Bowl Black 612 ft — 34° 22° E —
Chartreuse Black 781 ft 3,200 ft 34° 15° NE Good
Razor Back Blue 296 ft 1,348 ft 34° 14° E Below average
Cecret Saddle Black 391 ft 2,089 ft 33° 11° NE Average
Spring Valley Black 758 ft 3,393 ft 33° 13° N Good
Cabin Hill Black 530 ft 3,461 ft 33° 10° NE Average
Race Course Saddle Blue 614 ft 1,865 ft 33° 20° NW Good
Last Chance Black 622 ft 3,026 ft 33° 13° W Below average
180° Bend Black 594 ft 1,584 ft 33° 23° N Excellent
Collins Face Black 727 ft 2,694 ft 33° 16° NE Good
North Rustler Black 474 ft 1,624 ft 33° 18° N Excellent
Johnson's Warm Up Black 400 ft 1,149 ft 32° 21° E Below average
Stimulation Black 231 ft 689 ft 32° 20° E Average
Erosion Gullies Black 407 ft 1,114 ft 32° 22° SW Poor
Upper Big Dipper Blue 262 ft 1,056 ft 32° 15° SW Poor
Punch Bowl Black 397 ft 1,443 ft 31° 18° N Good
No. 9 Express Black 308 ft 767 ft 31° 24° W Poor
Gravy Boat Black 174 ft 541 ft 31° 19° NW Good
Blitz Black 219 ft 698 ft 31° 19° NE Good
High Nowhere Black 455 ft 1,499 ft 31° 18° N Excellent
Harold's Black 232 ft 565 ft 30° 24° N Excellent
Extrovert Black 676 ft 2,152 ft 30° 19° NE Good
Glory Gulch Black 414 ft 1,926 ft 30° 14° NE Average
Ballroom Blue 272 ft — 30° 24° NW —
Challenger Black 431 ft 1,461 ft 30° 17° SW Poor
Running Dog Nose Black 298 ft 1,229 ft 30° 14° N Good
Who Cares Black 250 ft 753 ft 29° 20° W Below average
Nina's Curve Black 443 ft 1,358 ft 29° 19° N Excellent
Catherine's Out Run Black 424 ft 2,032 ft 28° 12° SW Poor
Bird's Nest Blue 507 ft 2,767 ft 28° 11° S Poor
Devil's Way Blue 244 ft 1,919 ft 28° 8° E Below average
So Long Black 459 ft 1,265 ft 27° 22° NW Excellent
Sugar Bowl Black 249 ft 885 ft 27° 17° N Excellent
Rock 'n Roll Blue 503 ft 2,516 ft 26° 12° NW Average
Rollercoaster Blue 600 ft 3,127 ft 26° 11° N Average
Upper Sleepy Hollow Black 406 ft 1,167 ft 26° 21° W Poor
Sleepy Hollow Blue 233 ft 1,036 ft 25° 13° W Below average
Mambo Blue 1,078 ft 4,794 ft 25° 13° NW Average
Keyhole Gulch Black 321 ft 1,417 ft 25° 14° N Good
Taint Blue 318 ft 1,266 ft 24° 15° N Good
Three Bears Blue 295 ft 1,191 ft 23° 14° N Good
Claim Jumper Blue 438 ft 2,100 ft 23° 12° S Poor
Corkscrew Blue 389 ft 1,634 ft 23° 14° N Good
Sugar Way Blue 169 ft 771 ft 23° 13° SW Poor
Strawberry Blue 287 ft 1,185 ft 23° 14° NW Good
Race Hill Blue 374 ft 2,004 ft 22° 11° W Below average
Main Street Blue 545 ft 2,615 ft 22° 12° N Good
Bluebell Blue 264 ft 1,086 ft 20° 14° SW Poor
Meadow Blue 372 ft 1,463 ft 20° 15° N Good
Who Dunnit Blue 901 ft 5,877 ft 20° 9° NW Average
Devil's Elbow Blue 1,346 ft 7,208 ft 20° 11° NE Average
Aggie's Alley Blue 469 ft 2,974 ft 19° 9° NE Average
Big Dipper Blue 835 ft 5,383 ft 19° 9° W Below average
Crooked Mile Green 682 ft 4,917 ft 19° 8° W Below average
Patsy Marley Green 594 ft 3,600 ft 18° 10° W Below average
Home Run Green 480 ft 3,802 ft 18° 7° NW Below average
Cecret Cutoff Blue 83 ft 730 ft 18° 7° N Average
Waldron's Way Blue 149 ft 1,436 ft 16° 6° E Below average
Sunnyside Green 193 ft 1,443 ft 16° 8° SW Below average
Dipsy Doodle Green 212 ft 1,722 ft 16° 7° SW Poor
Sunset Black 102 ft 1,779 ft 14° 4° NW Average
Over the River Green 147 ft 1,603 ft 14° 6° SW Below average
Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper Blue 33 ft 233 ft 11° 8° NW Average

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.