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Lower Burnout at Northstar California

Intermediate · 760 m long with 120 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 15° at its steepest, facing N.

15°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
760 mlength
120 mvertical
2182 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Burnout

Lifts that reach the top: Backside Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Promised Land Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Comstock Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lookout Link (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Martis Camp Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Promised Land Express
  2. Ski Promised Land (advanced)
  3. Ski Backdoor (intermediate)
  4. Ski Burnout (advanced)
  5. Ski Lower Burnout (intermediate)

Where it ends

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

See Lower Burnout 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.