Fool's Gold at 49 Degrees North Ski Area
Easy · 331 m long with 54 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 13° at its steepest, facing N.
13°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
331 mlength
54 mvertical
1295 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Fool's Gold is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Fool's Gold
Lifts that reach the top: Payday #3 (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Payday #3
- Ski Fool's Gold (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Gold Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Payday #3 (2 min), Grubstake #2 (2 min), Gold Fever #7 (2 min).
See Fool's Gold on the 3D mapAll runs at 49 Degrees North 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.