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Sidewinder at Alta Ski Area

Advanced · 1192 m long with 340 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 37° at its steepest, facing W.

37°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1192 mlength
340 mvertical
3198 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Sidewinder is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Supreme (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
  3. Ski Over the River (easy)
  4. Ride Supreme
  5. Ski Big Dipper (intermediate)
  6. Ski Sunset (advanced)
  7. Ski Sidewinder (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Summer Road (Uphill Acces), Catherine's Out Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Supreme (2 min), Sugarloaf (3 min), Sunnyside (7 min).

See Sidewinder 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.