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Springboard at Northstar California

Advanced · 547 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 26° at its steepest, facing NE.

26°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
547 mlength
142 mvertical
2562 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Springboard

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 Springboard (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Grouse Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rendezvous (2 min), Comstock Express (3 min), Arrow Express (6 min).

See Springboard 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.