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Ax Handle at Northstar California

Intermediate · 895 m long with 200 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
895 mlength
200 mvertical
2543 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ax Handle

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

From the base area (about 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Backside Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski West Ridge (intermediate)
  4. Ski Ax Handle (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Goldmine, unnamed trail, Cascades, Luggi's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rendezvous (1 min), Comstock Express (2 min), Arrow Express (5 min).

See Ax Handle on the 3D mapAll runs at Northstar California
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.