East Baldy Traverse at Alta Ski Area
Intermediate · 831 m long with 55 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 6° at its steepest, facing NW.
6°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
831 mlength
55 mvertical
3216 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
East Baldy Traverse is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to East Baldy Traverse
Lifts that reach the top: Sugarloaf (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Sunnyside
- Ski Sugar Way (intermediate)
- Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
- Ski Rollercoaster (intermediate)
- Ride Sugarloaf
- Ski East Baldy Traverse, Devil's Elbow (intermediate)
- Ski East Baldy Traverse (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Mambo, Waldron's Way, Devil's Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (4 min), Supreme (5 min), Collins (5 min).
See East Baldy Traverse on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski AreaMeasured 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.