Yellow Trail at Alta Ski Area
Advanced · 1399 m long with 180 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing SE.
—steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1399 mlength
180 mvertical
3191 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Yellow Trail is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Yellow Trail
Lifts that reach the top: Collins (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sugarloaf (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Collins
- Ski Devil's Way (intermediate)
- Ski Keyhole Gulch (advanced)
- Ski Glory Hole (advanced)
- Ski Yellow Trail (advanced)
Where it ends
Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (4 min), Sunnyside (9 min), MG GMZ (10 min).
See Yellow Trail on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski AreaMeasured 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.