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The Chute at Northstar California

Intermediate · 624 m long with 152 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
624 mlength
152 mvertical
2528 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Chute

Lifts that reach the top: 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 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Promised Land Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski West Ridge (intermediate)
  4. Ski Luggi's (intermediate)
  5. Ride Rendezvous
  6. Ski unnamed trail
  7. Ski East Ridge (intermediate)
  8. Ski The Chute (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Skid Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rendezvous (1 min), Comstock Express (3 min), Arrow Express (6 min).

See The Chute 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.