Gowabunga at Silver Star Mountain Resort
Expert · 1670 m long with 505 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.
36°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1670 mlength
505 mvertical
1652 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Gowabunga is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: mogul. Moguls.
How to get to Gowabunga
Lifts that reach the top: Putnam Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Comet Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Putnam Express
- Ski 25 North (intermediate)
- Ski Gowabunga (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Sunny Ridge, Eldorado, Black Pine Street, Zypper, Caliper Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (1 min).
See Gowabunga on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain ResortMeasured 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.