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Upper Ear at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope

Intermediate · 144 m long with 29 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.

19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
144 mlength
29 mvertical
140 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Ear

Lifts that reach the top: Barn Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Orchard Tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 1 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ski Cross Cut (intermediate)
  2. Ski Upper Ear (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Face, Barn, Lower Ear. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Barn Tow (1 min), Bunny Tow (1 min).

See Upper Ear on the 3D mapAll runs at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope
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.