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Lower Rustler at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 488 m long with 185 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
488 mlength
185 mvertical
2789 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Rustler

Lifts that reach the top: Collins (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sugarloaf (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 Alf's High Rustler (advanced)
  4. Ski Lower Rustler (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Corkscrew, Collins Face, unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (1 min), Transfer Tow (1 min), Alta Lodge Tow (1 min).

See Lower Rustler 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.