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Taint at Alta Ski Area

Intermediate · 369 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging — and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
—average pitch
369 mlength
95 mvertical
2942 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Taint

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

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wildcat
  2. Ski Aggie's Alley (intermediate)
  3. Ski Taint (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Mambo, Strawberry. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Collins (3 min), Wildcat (3 min), Alta Lodge Tow (3 min).

See Taint 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.