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Shoulder Traverse at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 652 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.

16°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
652 mlength
77 mvertical
3107 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Shoulder 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, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Collins
  2. Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
  3. Ski Mambo (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ballroom Traverse (intermediate)
  5. Ski Shoulder Traverse (advanced)
See Shoulder 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.