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Nirvana at Silver Star Mountain Resort

Advanced · 1133 m long with 252 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1133 mlength
252 mvertical
1398 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Nirvana

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

From the base area (about 15 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Putnam Express
  2. Ski Bergerstrasse (easy)
  3. Ski Aunt Gladys (easy)
  4. Ski Caliper Ridge (advanced)
  5. Ski Doognog (expert)
  6. Ski Three Wise Men (expert)
  7. Ski Nirvana (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Sunny Ridge, Eldorado, unnamed easy trail, Aunt Gladys. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (1 min).

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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.