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Alder Point at Silver Star Mountain Resort

Expert · 521 m long with 284 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 37° at its steepest, facing SE.

37°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
521 mlength
284 mvertical
1636 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Alder Point is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Alder Point

Lifts that reach the top: Comet Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 51 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Woods Express
  2. Ski Roller Coaster (intermediate)
  3. Ski Aberdeen Skiway (easy)
  4. Ride Comet Express
  5. Ski Bergerstrasse (easy)
  6. Ski Eldorado (intermediate)
  7. Hike Alder Point Access Hike (intermediate)
  8. Hike Alder Point Access Hike, Sovereign 2 Silverstar 21km, Sovereign 2 Silverstar 42km, Moose Alley (intermediate)
  9. Hike Alder Point Access Hike, Sovereign 2 Silverstar 21km, Sovereign 2 Silverstar 42km, Alder Point Loop (easy)
  10. Ski Alder Point (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Eldorado. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (5 min).

See Alder Point on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain Resort
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.