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North Star at Aspen Mountain

Advanced · 1329 m long with 253 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1329 mlength
253 mvertical
3340 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to North Star

Lifts that reach the top: Hero's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Queen (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen
  2. Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
  3. Ski North Star (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Gent's Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (7 min), Silver Queen (7 min).

See North Star on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen Mountain
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.