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Crosscut at Northstar California

Advanced · 468 m long with 120 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.

28°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
468 mlength
120 mvertical
2547 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Crosscut

Lifts that reach the top: Rendezvous (skiing novice 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 14 minutes, advanced 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. Ride Rendezvous
  7. Ski unnamed trail
  8. Ski Crosscut (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Powder Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rendezvous (2 min), Comstock Express (4 min), Arrow Express (6 min).

See Crosscut 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.