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Fun Spots at Alta

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guccipoop
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I'm taking a trip to Alta on the 17th for a couple of days and I was wondering where some of the jump spots and other fun natural features are. If anyone could describe there general location so I could find them off of a trail map that would be super helpful and it would make my trip way more fun. Thanks :)
Feb 4 2014 5:58PM 43 0
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sNaubi
Posts: 1633 - Karma: 2,343
I heard chad's gap is pretty cool, be careful tho, this one guy blew his ankles so hard there.
Feb 4 2014 6:01PM 13 0
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GrahamGould
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Chads gap. I believe you can in fact get there from the bottom of alta...
Feb 4 2014 6:01PM 8 0
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DeebieSkeebies
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yo walk around goldminers daughter and ask ppl for the sick stuff
Feb 4 2014 6:03PM 1 0
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skankhunt42
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dude just look around, everywhere is fun at that place
Feb 4 2014 6:04PM 6 0
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mski
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You'll see them, no doubt
Feb 4 2014 6:30PM 2 0
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Mr.Sloth
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How do you get there?
Feb 4 2014 6:31PM 0 0
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Pancake_Fucker
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 1,895
Ski patrol blew it up man.
Feb 4 2014 6:36PM 0 0
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-snochainz-
Posts: 130 - Karma: 270
Only been for two days. Thing I learned I picked up pretty quick:
1.) Look for local dudes
2.) Follow them
3.) Stashes on stashes.
Feb 4 2014 9:11PM 0 0
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Splifftastic
Posts: 66 - Karma: 792
Id say pretty much stick to wildcat area and you`ll be sure to find some spots theres also a nice little kicker of sorts right under the right side of the high speed quad above corkscrew .
Feb 4 2014 11:55PM 2 0
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elinde
Posts: 1446 - Karma: 2,727
Wildcat, devil's castle, catherine's, basically anything of supreme. Actually just go anywhere on the mountain.
Feb 5 2014 12:27AM 0 0
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ATLskier
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Pretty much what they all said. There are some good airs under supreme and wilcat lifts. You will see jumps. Go skiers left off wildcat and theres usually a jump somewhere over there. Just ski around and youll find something
Feb 5 2014 12:32AM 0 0
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skier58284
Posts: 1705 - Karma: 5,356
Under Wildcat chair. Just below the bumps right at the top under wildcat chair, people cross under wildcat and go off a jump just to skier's right of the chair (start straightlining along the rope at skier's left). And just down mountain of that is a small (2-3 meter) cliff right under the chair, nothing big but you get spectators.

The stuff off High Traverse i.e. Alf's High Rustler is great but it's not jumps/drops, just long and steep.

Don't listen to the guy's talking about Chad's Gap, that's something in the backcountry and I assume you're looking for in bounds.
Feb 5 2014 1:34AM 3 0
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goodnoooo
Posts: 555 - Karma: 2,068
-under the wildcat chair
-there are a couple natural features along the sugarloaf trail
-you can also find some stuff from taking razor back (off of sugarloaf trail) over to the supreme lift.
-i would also recommend hiking up to catherines area (to the left of the supreme lift)
Feb 5 2014 7:55AM 0 0
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goodnoooo
Posts: 555 - Karma: 2,068
you will have an awesome time. alta is super fun. definitely my favorite place to ski
Feb 5 2014 7:57AM 0 0
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SABEK
Posts: 128 - Karma: 2,808
https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/689770.0/Cottonwood-EP-1?c=11

Everything in this edit was filmed off the Wildcat Lift.

Collins and Supreme Lifts are the other 2 great lifts, anything in Westward Ho or off of the High Traverse
Feb 5 2014 2:45PM 0 0
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SABEK
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Feb 5 2014 2:48PM 0 0
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SABEK
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FAIL
Feb 5 2014 2:50PM 0 0
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SkiBum.
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Anything by the rope tow. Laps for days on that.

Vail Ridge is gnar.
Feb 5 2014 3:18PM 0 0
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