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Pipeline at Northstar California

Intermediate · 1372 m long with 315 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing N.

23°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1372 mlength
315 mvertical
2404 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Pipeline

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):

  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 Pinball (intermediate)
  7. Ski Pipeline (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Main Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arrow Express (1 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (1 min), The Big Easy (1 min).

See Pipeline 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.