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Forerunner at Northstar California

Intermediate · 614 m long with 128 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
614 mlength
128 mvertical
2424 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Forerunner

Lifts that reach the top: Vista Express (skiing easy 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):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Vista Express
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Skid Trail (easy)
  6. Ski Forerunner (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Sidewinder. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arrow Express (4 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (4 min), The Big Easy (4 min).

See Forerunner 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.