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Southern Star at Beech Mountain Ski Resort

Advanced · 1889 m long with 164 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

19°steepest 50 m

10°average pitch

1889 mlength

164 mvertical

1660 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Southern Star

Lifts that reach the top: Lift 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 6 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 3 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 4 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 7 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Lift 3
Ski Southern Star (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, White Lightning, Robin's Run, West Bowl, Upper Shawneehaw, Freestyle, Crossover. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lift 3 (1 min), Lift 4 (1 min), Lift 8 (1 min).

See Southern Star on the 3D map All runs at Beech Mountain Ski Resort

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.