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Race Course Saddle at Alta Ski Area

Intermediate · 532 m long with 188 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 32° at its steepest, facing NW.

32°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
532 mlength
188 mvertical
2910 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Race Course Saddle is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Race Course Saddle

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

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

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mambo (intermediate)
  4. Ski Saddle Traverse (intermediate)
  5. Ski Race Course Saddle (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Meadow, Corkscrew. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (1 min), Wildcat (1 min), Alta Lodge Tow (2 min).

See Race Course Saddle 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.