Snow Drifter at Northstar California
Intermediate · 1435 m long with 339 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.
20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1435 mlength
339 mvertical
2407 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Drifter is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Drifter
No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.
Where it ends
Joins Castle Peak. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Promised Land Express (1 min).
See Drifter 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.