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Sterner at Buttermilk

Advanced · 1026 m long with 289 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
1026 mlength
289 mvertical
2921 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Sterner

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

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

  1. Ride Summit Express
  2. Ski Ptarmigan (intermediate)
  3. Ski Sterner (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sterner Gulch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tiehack Express (2 min).

See Sterner on the 3D mapAll runs at Buttermilk
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.