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Main Chute at Alta Ski Area

Expert · 299 m long with 225 m of vertical, averaging 37° and 40° at its steepest, facing NE.

40°steepest 50 m

37°average pitch

299 mlength

225 mvertical

3327 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Main Chute

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

Where it ends

Joins Shoulder Traverse, Tombstone. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (5 min), Wildcat (5 min), Alta Lodge Tow (5 min).

See Main Chute on the 3D map All 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.