U2 at Silver Star Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 466 m long with 57 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.
16°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
466 mlength
57 mvertical
1304 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
U2 is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to U2
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 17 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Putnam Express
- Ski Last Chance (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Aunt Gladys (easy)
- Ski Wee Willie (intermediate)
- Ski U2 (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Bucked Off, Gypsy Queen. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (1 min).
See U2 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.