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Sluice Box at 49 Degrees North Ski Area

Advanced · 605 m long with 271 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 28° at its steepest, facing NW.

28°steepest 50 m

24°average pitch

605 mlength

271 mvertical

1755 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Sluice Box

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

From the base area (about 9 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Silver Lode #4
Ski Sluice Box (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Sluice Box on the 3D map All 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.