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Upper Goldrush at Cardrona Alpine Resort

Intermediate · 631 m long with 149 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 17° at its steepest, facing SE.

17°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
631 mlength
149 mvertical
1805 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Goldrush

Lifts that reach the top: Whitestar Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing novice terrain to get there); McDougall's Chondola (skiing novice terrain to get there); Captain's Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Soho Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Valley View
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Comeback Trail (easy)
  4. Ride Whitestar Express
  5. Ski Racecourse (easy)
  6. Ski Upper Goldrush (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sluice Box. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Whitestar Express (2 min), Valley View (3 min).

See Upper Goldrush on the 3D mapAll runs at Cardrona Alpine 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.