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Bishop at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Easy · 254 m long with 85 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.

22°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
254 mlength
85 mvertical
1340 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bishop

Lifts that reach the top: Sunrise Quad #5 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Northern Spirit Express #1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Silver Lode #4 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunrise Quad #5
  2. Ski Silver Ridge (easy)
  3. Ski Portal (easy)
  4. Ski Bishop (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Portal. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Northern Spirit Express #1 (3 min), Gold Fever #7 (5 min), Grubstake #2 (5 min).

See Bishop on the 3D mapAll runs at 49 Degrees North 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.