Alta at Telluride Ski Area

Intermediate · 228 m long with 74 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Alta

Lifts that reach the top: Polar Queen Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Plunge Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Apex Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gold Hill Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Revelation Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

1. Ride Chondola
2. Ski Meadows (easy)
3. Ski Lower Boomerang (easy)
4. Ride Village Express
5. Ski Boomerang (intermediate)
6. Ski Sheridan Headwall (intermediate)
7. Ski Cake Walk (intermediate)
8. Ride Polar Queen Express
9. Ski Polar Queen (intermediate)
10. Ski Alta (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Dew Drop. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Polar Queen Express (3 min), Comp Hill (7 min), unnamed funicular (7 min).

What people say

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