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Ballroom Traverse at Alta Ski Area

Intermediate · 470 m long with 37 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing W.

9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
470 mlength
37 mvertical
3144 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Ballroom Traverse is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Ballroom Traverse

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

From the base area (about 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mambo (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ballroom Traverse (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Shoulder Traverse, Harold's, Little Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (5 min), Wildcat (5 min), Alta Lodge Tow (6 min).

See Ballroom Traverse 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.