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Star Thistle at The Homestead

Intermediate · 72 m long with 11 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
72 mlength
11 mvertical
235 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Star Thistle

Lifts that reach the top: Whatta View (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunnyside (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); B Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Forget-Me-Not (intermediate)
  3. Ski Star Thistle (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins White Trillium, Goat's Beard. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Whatta View (1 min), B Lift (1 min).

See Star Thistle on the 3D mapAll runs at The Homestead
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.