Gravy Boat at Alta Ski Area
Advanced · 154 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.
26°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
154 mlength
53 mvertical
3202 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Gravy Boat is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Gravy Boat
Lifts that reach the top: Sugarloaf (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, advanced 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 Devil's Elbow (intermediate)
- Ski Gravy Boat (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Devil's Elbow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (4 min), Supreme (5 min), Sunnyside (9 min).
See Gravy Boat 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.