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High Traverse at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 1335 m long with 191 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1335 mlength
191 mvertical
3168 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to High Traverse

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

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski High Traverse (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Alf's High Rustler, unnamed trail, Rustler Four, Greeley Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rustler Lift (2 min), Snowpine Lift (3 min), Collins (3 min).

See High Traverse 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.