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Iron Horse at Northstar California

Advanced · 1692 m long with 513 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1692 mlength
513 mvertical
2581 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Iron Horse

Lifts that reach the top: Backside Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Backside Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Polaris (advanced)
  4. Ski Iron Horse (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Iron Horse 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.