Left Wing at 49 Degrees North Ski Area
Advanced · 646 m long with 212 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.
27°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
646 mlength
212 mvertical
1535 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Left Wing is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Left Wing
Lifts that reach the top: Sunrise Quad #5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Northern Spirit Express #1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Lode #4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Sunrise Quad #5
- Ski Silver Ridge (easy)
- Ski Huckleberry Ridge (easy)
- Ski Chilkoot Pass (intermediate)
- Ski Left Wing (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Alpine Road, Roller Coaster. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunrise Quad #5 (1 min).
See Left Wing 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.