North Continental at Buena Vista Ski Area
Easy · 108 m long with 10 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 8° at its steepest, facing N.
8°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
108 mlength
10 mvertical
468 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
North Continental is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to North Continental
Lifts that reach the top: unnamed chair lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); unnamed chair lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride unnamed chair lift
- Ski North Continental (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Earle's Happy Trail, Beltrami's Bowl, Sunnyside. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed chair lift (1 min), unnamed j-bar (1 min), unnamed chair lift (1 min).
See North Continental on the 3D mapAll runs at Buena Vista Ski AreaMeasured 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.