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Upper Grouse Alley at Northstar California

Advanced · 366 m long with 116 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing NE.

30°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
366 mlength
116 mvertical
2623 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Grouse Alley

Lifts that reach the top: Comstock Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Backside Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Big Springs Express Gondola
  2. Ride Arrow Express
  3. Ride Comstock Express
  4. Ski Upper Grouse Alley (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Upper Grouse Alley 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.