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Rail Splitter at Northstar California

Advanced · 1165 m long with 360 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1165 mlength
360 mvertical
2584 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Rail Splitter

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 Sierra Grande (advanced)
  4. Ski Rail Splitter (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Challenger, Sierra Grande. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Backside Express (3 min).

See Rail Splitter 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.