SnowSyncPlacer County · United States
Northstar California
5,892 to 8,614 ft across the terrain scene · 141 runs · 20 lifts
Map
Topo, aerial and street views; runs, lifts, the ski-area boundary and tree cover as layers (top right).Runs, lifts and terrain
141runs mapped
20lifts
- 11 easy
- 59 intermediate
- 32 advanced
The ground is public lidar (USGS 3DEP 1 m DEM (1/3 arc-second underneath)); the runs are reproduced from OpenStreetMap, not the resort's own map.
Steepest named runs
- Gooseneck advanced
44% average, 57% at the steepest, 1,102 ft drop - Boca advanced
39% average, 56% at the steepest, 1,184 ft drop - Promised Land advanced
39% average, 48% at the steepest, 745 ft drop - White Rabbit advanced
38% average, 48% at the steepest, 1,086 ft drop - Burnout advanced
34% average, 43% at the steepest, 1,450 ft drop
Grades are sampled from the lidar ground along each mapped run.
Nearby
- Alpine Meadows 8 mi
- Palisades Tahoe 8 mi
- Tahoe Donner 9 mi
Part of Lake Tahoe
Compare Northstar California with 13 other resorts nearby: runs, lifts and the steepest terrain side by side.
Lake Tahoe ski areas →Gear for this mountain
- Merino base layer ↗Stays warm even when damp.
- Ski helmet ↗Fits over a thin hat, under the goggle strap.
- Wax kit ↗Keeps the base fast between shop tunes.
- Boot dryer ↗Dry liners for the second day.
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