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Norther at Steamboat Ski Resort

Intermediate · 325 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 20° at its steepest, facing N.

20°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
325 mlength
94 mvertical
2774 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Norther

Lifts that reach the top: Burgess Creek (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Elkhead Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Steamboat Gondola
  2. Ski Spur Run (easy)
  3. Ski Rudi's Run (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lightning (intermediate)
  5. Ski Why Not Upper (easy)
  6. Ski Vagabond Upper (intermediate)
  7. Ski Surprise (intermediate)
  8. Ski So What (easy)
  9. Ride Burgess Creek
  10. Ski Tower (intermediate)
  11. Ski Norther (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Blizzard, BC Liftline. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Storm Peak Express (3 min), Pony Express (3 min), Thunderhead Express (9 min).

See Norther on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski Resort
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.