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Running Dog Nose at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 357 m long with 90 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

31°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
357 mlength
90 mvertical
3090 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Running Dog Nose is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Running Dog Nose

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

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Devil's Elbow (intermediate)
  4. Ski Running Dog Nose (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Keyhole Gulch, Glory Gulch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (3 min), Sunnyside (7 min), MG GMZ (8 min).

See Running Dog Nose 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.