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The Flume at Northstar California

Intermediate · 454 m long with 40 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
454 mlength
40 mvertical
2547 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Flume

Lifts that reach the top: Rendezvous (skiing novice 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 14 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. Ride Rendezvous
  7. Ski unnamed trail
  8. Ski The Flume (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Grouse Alley, Lower Grouse Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rendezvous (3 min), Comstock Express (4 min), Arrow Express (7 min).

See The Flume 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.