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180° Bend at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 440 m long with 182 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.

32°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
440 mlength
182 mvertical
2789 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

180° Bend is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to 180° Bend

Lifts that reach the top: Collins (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sugarloaf (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski High Traverse (advanced)
  3. Ski Alf's High Rustler (advanced)
  4. Ski 180° Bend (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Transfer Tow (1 min), Collins (1 min), Alta Lodge Tow (1 min).

See 180° Bend on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski Area
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.