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Down Under at Northstar California

Advanced · 577 m long with 90 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 14° at its steepest, facing NW.

14°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
577 mlength
90 mvertical
2151 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Down Under

Lifts that reach the top: Backside Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Promised Land Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Comstock Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lookout Link (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Martis Camp Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Promised Land Express
  2. Ski Promised Land (advanced)
  3. Ski Backdoor (intermediate)
  4. Ski Burnout (advanced)
  5. Ski Lower Burnout (intermediate)
  6. Ski Down Under (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Burnout, unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Backside Express (1 min).

See Down Under 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.