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Motherlode at Ski Cooper

Advanced · 686 m long with 115 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 16° at its steepest, facing NE.

16°steepest 50 m

10°average pitch

686 mlength

115 mvertical

3579 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Motherlode

Lifts that reach the top: Piney Basin Triple Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); Little Horse (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hoyt's (skiing novice terrain to get there); 10th Mountain (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Piney Basin Triple Chair
Ski Motherlode (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Motherlode Flats. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Piney Basin Triple Chair (4 min).

See Motherlode on the 3D map All runs at Ski Cooper

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.