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Gold Rush at Pico Mountain

Intermediate · 1099 m long with 169 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m

9°average pitch

1099 mlength

169 mvertical

863 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gold Rush

Lifts that reach the top: Little Pico Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Outpost Double (skiing easy terrain to get there); Golden Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Outpost Double
Ski That A Way (easy)
Ski Gold Rush (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Swinger, Panhandler, Lower Pike. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Golden Express Quad (2 min), Little Pico Triple (2 min), Knomes Knoll Triple (3 min).

See Gold Rush on the 3D map All runs at Pico Mountain

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.