Starfish at Schweitzer Mountain
Intermediate · 417 m long with 114 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing E.
22°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
417 mlength
114 mvertical
1618 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Starfish is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Starfish
Lifts that reach the top: The Basin Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lakeview Triple (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Great Escape Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Creekside Express
- Ride The Basin Express
- Ski Basin Trail (easy)
- Ski Lower Sams Alley (intermediate)
- Ski Starfish (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Midway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: The Basin Express (2 min), Musical Carpet (3 min).
See Starfish on the 3D mapAll runs at Schweitzer MountainMeasured 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.