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Saddle Traverse at Alta Ski Area

Intermediate · 822 m long with 98 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.

15°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
822 mlength
98 mvertical
3008 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Saddle Traverse

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

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

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

Where it ends

Joins Jake's, Race Course Saddle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (3 min), Wildcat (3 min), Alta Lodge Tow (3 min).

See Saddle Traverse 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.