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Promised Land at Northstar California

Advanced · 579 m long with 227 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
579 mlength
227 mvertical
2526 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Promised Land

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

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

  1. Ride Backside Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski West Ridge (intermediate)
  4. Ski Promised Land (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Backdoor. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Promised Land Express (3 min), Backside Express (3 min).

See Promised Land 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.