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Lightning at Nordic Mountain

Advanced · 318 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 16° at its steepest, facing NE.

16°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
318 mlength
56 mvertical
344 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Lightning

Lifts that reach the top: Triple Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Double Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Triple Chair
  2. Ski Lightning (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Gentle Giant, Dynamite. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Triple Chair (1 min), Double Chair (2 min), Handle Tow (3 min).

See Lightning on the 3D mapAll runs at Nordic Mountain
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.