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New Prospector at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Intermediate · 532 m long with 198 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
532 mlength
198 mvertical
1636 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to New Prospector

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 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunrise Quad #5
  2. Ski Mahre's Gold (intermediate)
  3. Ski New Prospector (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Tailings. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Silver Lode #4 (2 min), Angel Peak #6 (2 min), Payday #3 (5 min).

See New Prospector 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.