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Lower Sunspot at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 330 m long with 92 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 38° at its steepest, facing NW.

38°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
330 mlength
92 mvertical
2927 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Sunspot

Lifts that reach the top: Collins (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sugarloaf (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mambo (intermediate)
  4. Ski Saddle Traverse (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Sunspot (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mambo, Meadow, Aggie's Alley, Spring Valley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (2 min), Wildcat (2 min), Alta Lodge Tow (3 min).

See Lower Sunspot 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.