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Sidewinder at Northstar California

Intermediate · 1087 m long with 242 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1087 mlength
242 mvertical
2435 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Sidewinder

Lifts that reach the top: Vista Express (skiing easy 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 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Vista Express
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Skid Trail (easy)
  6. Ski Sidewinder (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lumberjack, Moonshine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arrow Express (3 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (3 min), The Big Easy (3 min).

See Sidewinder 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.