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Lookout Bypass

Blue Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch21°
Vertical877 ft
Length8,248 ft
Average pitch6°
FacesNE
Top7,896 ft

Lookout Bypass drops 877 vertical feet over 8,248 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 21° about 6,420 feet below the top. That's steeper than 47% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 56th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces northeast.

How well Lookout Bypass holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 6°, Lookout Bypass gets about 83% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's shadier than 50% of the runs we've measured, and the 50th shadiest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 7,900 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Lookout Bypass profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Lookout Bypass elsewhere

Nearby at Northstar

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.