Drop Off at Northstar California
Intermediate · 807 m long with 189 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.
22°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
807 mlength
189 mvertical
2411 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Drop Off is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Drop Off
Lifts that reach the top: Vista 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 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ride Vista Express
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Logger's Loop (intermediate)
- Ski Drop Off (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Woodchuck. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arrow Express (2 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (2 min), The Big Easy (2 min).
See Drop Off 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.