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The Face at Northstar California

Intermediate · 415 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 23° at its steepest, facing E.

23°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
415 mlength
95 mvertical
2380 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

The Face is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

How to get to The Face

Lifts that reach the top: Lookout Link (skiing easy terrain to get there); Martis Camp Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Martis Camp Express
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ski Schwarzstrasse (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lookout
  5. Ski The Face (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Pioneer, Upper Pioneer, Hoot Owl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Big Easy (2 min), Tahoe Zephyr Express (3 min), Pegasus (3 min).

See The Face 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.