Snow Cowboy Pass at Northstar California
Intermediate · 173 m long with 38 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 15° at its steepest, facing E.
15°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
173 mlength
38 mvertical
2414 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Cowboy Pass is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Cowboy Pass
Lifts that reach the top: Tahoe Zephyr Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Promised Land Express (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 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
- Ride Tahoe Zephyr Express
- Ski Cowboy Pass (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Goldmine, Flying Squirrel. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Comstock Express (2 min), Rendezvous (2 min), Arrow Express (5 min).
See Cowboy Pass on the 3D mapAll runs at Northstar CaliforniaMeasured 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.