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Backdoor at Northstar California

Intermediate · 2167 m long with 173 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 13° at its steepest, facing SW.

13°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2167 mlength
173 mvertical
2380 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Backdoor is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Backdoor

Lifts that reach the top: Lookout Link (skiing easy terrain to get there); Martis Camp Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Martis Camp Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Schwarzstrasse (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lookout
  5. Ski Backdoor (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Burnout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Backside Express (2 min).

See Backdoor 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.