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Lower Northstar at Loon Mountain Ski Resort

Intermediate · 604 m long with 176 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
604 mlength
176 mvertical
487 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Northstar

Lifts that reach the top: Kancamagus 8 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Tote Road Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); White Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); East Basin Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); North Peak Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride White Mountain Express
  2. Ski Bear Claw Extension (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Bear Claw (easy)
  4. Ski Bear Island Bypass (intermediate)
  5. Ski Rampasture (intermediate)
  6. Ski Slash (intermediate)
  7. Ski Lower Northstar (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Coolidge Street, Rampasture. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kissin' Cousin Double (2 min), Sarsaparilla Carpet Lift (2 min).

See Lower Northstar on the 3D mapAll runs at Loon Mountain Ski 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.