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Cascades at Northstar California

Intermediate · 532 m long with 102 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
532 mlength
102 mvertical
2343 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Cascades

Lifts that reach the top: Vista Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Tahoe Zephyr Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Promised Land Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Rendezvous (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Comstock Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Backside Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Vista Express
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Skid Trail (easy)
  6. Ski unnamed trail
  7. Ski Cascades (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed trail, Upper Main Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Comstock Express (1 min), Arrow Express (4 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (4 min).

See Cascades 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.