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Skid Trail

Green Northstar, CA

Steepest pitch15°
Vertical331 ft
Length2,371 ft
Average pitch8°
FacesNW
Top8,014 ft

Skid Trail drops 331 vertical feet over 2,371 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 15° about 1,190 feet below the top. That's steeper than 56% of the 3,109 green runs we've measured in North America, and the 79th steepest of 90 named runs at Northstar. It faces northwest.

How well Skid Trail holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northwest at an average 8°, Skid Trail gets about 84% of the winter sun that flat ground at Northstar does, December through March. That's sunnier than 51% of the runs we've measured, and the 36th sunniest named run at Northstar. Its top sits at 8,010 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.

Skid Trail profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Skid Trail 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.