Homestead Road at Buttermilk
Easy · 4767 m long with 589 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.
15°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
4767 mlength
589 mvertical
2993 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Homestead Road is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Homestead Road
Lifts that reach the top: West Buttermilk Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Summit Express
- Ski No Problem (intermediate)
- Ski Ridge Trail (intermediate)
- Ski Teaser (intermediate)
- Ski Camp Bird (intermediate)
- Ski Big Face Hollow (intermediate)
- Ride West Buttermilk Express
- Ski Tom's Thumb (easy)
- Ski Homestead Road (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Spruce Face. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express (1 min), Panda Peak (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).
See Homestead Road on the 3D mapAll runs at ButtermilkMeasured 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.