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Devil's Castle at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 2205 m long with 292 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
2205 mlength
292 mvertical
3358 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Devil's Castle is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Devil's Castle

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

From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Sugar Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
  4. Ski Rollercoaster (intermediate)
  5. Ride Sugarloaf
  6. Ski Devil's Castle (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Castle Apron. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Supreme (6 min), Sugarloaf (6 min), Sunnyside (10 min).

See Devil's Castle 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.