Alta, Utah · United States · ski area
Alta Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Alta Ski Area is a ski area in Alta, Utah, United States with 72 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 2,602 m and 3,216 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 72 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Top elevation
- 3,216 m
- Vertical drop
- 614 m
- Nearest airport
- SLC · 38 km
Slopes by difficulty
130 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 7 Chairlifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 2 Magic carpets
Alta Ski Area is a ski area in Alta, Utah, the United States. Its 130 mapped downhill runs add up to 72 km, which ranks it #29 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 551 m long.
Slopes at Alta Ski Area
About 14% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 27% intermediate and 52% advanced or expert, which makes Alta Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 11 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 2 rope tows, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,602 m up to 3,216 m, a vertical drop of 614 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Alta Ski Area
The nearest airport is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), about 38 km away in a straight line — roughly 49 minutes by car; Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is 41 km away. Nearby ski areas include Snowbird (103.7 km), Brighton Resort (47.4 km), Solitude Mountain Resort (36.6 km) and Park City Mountain Resort (256.3 km), which together add 627 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Alta Ski Area
- 1Salt Lake City International AirportSLC38 kmstraight lineSalt Lake City, United States
Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
- 2 PVU41 kmstraight line
- 3 OGD76 kmstraight line
- 4 VEL179 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Alta Ski Area
- 2 kmSnowbird104 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,339 m
- 4 kmBrighton Resort47 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 3,184 m
- 4 kmSolitude Mountain Resort37 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 3,051 m
- 11 kmPark City Mountain Resort256 km of slopes · 43 lifts · up to 3,040 m
- 13 kmDeer Valley Resort183 km of slopes · 36 lifts · up to 2,911 m
- 14 kmWhite Pine Touring Nordic Centerup to 2,125 m
- 15 kmUtah Olympic Park4.9 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,463 m
- 16 kmSoldier Hollowup to 1,793 m
- 19 kmWoodward4.1 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,072 m
- 20 kmMountain Dellup to 1,790 m
- 22 kmSundance Resort32 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 2,513 m
- 60 kmWasatch Peaks Ranch39 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,843 m
Frequently asked questions
How many kilometres of slopes does Alta Ski Area have?
How high is Alta Ski Area?
What is the nearest airport to Alta Ski Area?
How many ski lifts does Alta Ski Area have?
Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.