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Hourglass Chute at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 637 m long with 300 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 42° at its steepest, facing N.

42°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
637 mlength
300 mvertical
2919 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Hourglass Chute

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski High Traverse (advanced)
  3. Ski unnamed trail
  4. Ski Hourglass Chute (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Snowpine Lift (1 min), Rustler Lift (1 min), Transfer Tow (2 min).

See Hourglass Chute 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.