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Starting Gate at Blue Mountain

Expert · 516 m long with 158 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
516 mlength
158 mvertical
406 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Starting Gate

Lifts that reach the top: Weider Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Weider Express
  2. Ski Schuss (intermediate)
  3. Ski Starting Gate (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Schuss, Road Runner. Nearest lifts from the bottom: North Rope (1 min).

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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.