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Hornet's Nest at Northstar California

Advanced · 557 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
557 mlength
137 mvertical
2268 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Hornet's Nest is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Hornet's Nest

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 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Vista Express
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Logger's Loop (intermediate)
  6. Ski Hornet's Nest (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Logger's Loop. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Vista Express (1 min), Arrow Express (1 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (1 min).

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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.