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Collins Face at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 777 m long with 222 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

31°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
777 mlength
222 mvertical
2826 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Collins Face is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Collins Face

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

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wildcat
  2. Ski Aggie's Alley (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mambo (intermediate)
  4. Ski Meadow (intermediate)
  5. Ski Collins Face (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Collins Face 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.