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Challenger at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 421 m long with 130 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing SW.

28°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
421 mlength
130 mvertical
3189 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Challenger is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Challenger

Lifts that reach the top: Supreme (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
  3. Ski Over the River (easy)
  4. Ride Supreme
  5. Ski Challenger (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sleepy Hollow, Erosion Gullies, Upper Sleepy Hollow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Supreme (4 min), Sugarloaf (4 min), Sunnyside (8 min).

See Challenger 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.