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The Woods at Northstar California

Intermediate · 1461 m long with 230 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1461 mlength
230 mvertical
2189 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Woods

Lifts that reach the top: Vista Express (skiing intermediate 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 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ski unnamed trail
  3. Ride Vista Express
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Logger's Loop (intermediate)
  6. Ski Cat's Face (intermediate)
  7. Ski The Woods (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Village Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Village Express (1 min), Big Springs Express Gondola (1 min).

See The Woods 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.