Lower Straightaway at Mountain Creek
Advanced · 1034 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.
21°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
1034 mlength
102 mvertical
340 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Lower Straightaway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Lower Straightaway
Lifts that reach the top: Vernon Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); The Cabriolet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Granite Peak Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sojourn Double (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride The Cabriolet
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Upper Horizon (easy)
- Ski Lower Horizon (easy)
- Ski Lower Straightaway (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower Horizon, Straightaway, Graden State, Garden State. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Cabriolet (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min), Sugar Quad (3 min).
See Lower Straightaway on the 3D mapAll runs at Mountain CreekMeasured 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.