Northstar at Tahoe Resort

United States

Piste map

2,640 ft
Lifts

Runs and lifts from OpenStreetMap as of 26 September 2026. Select a run or a lift to see its figures.

Summit
8,612 ft2,625 m
Base
6,302 ft1,921 m
Vertical
2,310 ft704 m
Named runs
93
Length of named runs
50.3 mi
Lifts
20

Runs by difficulty

  • Green 9 10% · 3.7 mi
  • Blue 53 57% · 29.4 mi
  • Black 29 31% · 16.9 mi
  • No grade mapped 2 2% · 0.2 mi

Longest run

1.5 mi

Lookout Bypass

Steepest run

44%

Gooseneck

Steepest 100 m: 57%

Biggest drop

1,795 ft

Polaris

The named runs add up to 50.3 mi.

Every named run

The named runs of Northstar at Tahoe Resort, with their length, drop and gradients
Profile
Ax Handle2,940 ft656 ft22%34%
Backdoor1.3 mi571 ft8%21%
Boca3,010 ft1,184 ft39%57%
Boondocks4,290 ft860 ft20%37%
Burnout4,320 ft1,450 ft34%46%
Camp Glade3,400 ft1,020 ft30%44%
Cascades1,750 ft331 ft19%29%
Castle Peak1.1 mi1,447 ft26%41%
Cat's Face780 ft213 ft27%32%
Challenger1.2 mi1,198 ft20%44%
Christmas Tree980 ft226 ft23%28%
Condo Run1,560 ft151 ft10%11%
Cowboy Pass570 ft125 ft22%25%
Crosscut1,530 ft394 ft26%46%
Deerskin2,770 ft627 ft23%34%
Delight760 ft210 ft27%40%
Down Under1,890 ft295 ft16%24%
Drifter4,720 ft1,115 ft24%36%
Drifter connector1,620 ft272 ft17%28%
Drop Off2,640 ft620 ft24%37%
Dutchman1,340 ft348 ft26%45%
East Ridge5,180 ft620 ft12%36%
Flying Squirrel1,660 ft427 ft26%35%
Follow Me1,490 ft413 ft28%50%
Forerunner2,010 ft420 ft21%26%
Gateway2,370 ft276 ft12%25%
Goldmine2,600 ft174 ft7%9%
Gooseneck2,490 ft1,099 ft44%57%
Home Run3,350 ft600 ft18%29%
Hoot Owl1,720 ft364 ft21%35%
Hornet's Nest1,820 ft459 ft25%42%
Iron Horse1.1 mi1,683 ft30%43%
Jibboom1,290 ft400 ft31%46%
Logger's Loop1.4 mi1,171 ft16%32%
Lookout660 ft49 ft8%8%
Lookout Bypass1.5 mi879 ft11%31%
Lookout Road1,220 ft69 ft6%8%
Lower Burnout2,490 ft397 ft16%22%
Lower Grouse Alley1,950 ft371 ft19%25%
Lower Lion's Way1,260 ft154 ft12%17%

Drop and gradients are read from a terrain model every 20 m along each run. Steepest is the steepest 100 m of a run. Runs shorter than 100 m have no gradient, and ~ marks a length estimated past a piece of the run mapped the other way.

Lifts

  • 2Gondolas
  • 11Chairlifts
  • 1Drag lifts
  • 6Magic carpets
Length of all lifts
10.7 mi
Rise of all lifts together
12,559 ft
The lifts of Northstar at Tahoe Resort
Arrow ExpressChairlift3,160 ft535 ft4
Backside ExpressChairlift1.1 mi1,844 ft4
Big DipperMagic carpet380 ft56 ft
Big Springs Express GondolaGondola4,110 ft472 ft6
Comstock ExpressChairlift1.1 mi1,247 ft6
Highlands GondolaGondola3,250 ft584 ft6
Little DipperMagic carpet200 ft30 ft
Lookout LinkDrag lift1,460 ft128 ft1
Martis Camp ExpressChairlift5,260 ft1,765 ft4
PegasusMagic carpet180 ft16 ft
Promised Land ExpressChairlift4,790 ft1,450 ft4
RendezvousChairlift2,830 ft650 ft3
Tahoe Zephyr ExpressChairlift4,990 ft1,076 ft6
The Big EasyChairlift1,050 ft157 ft2
Timberline TripleChairlift2,970 ft663 ft3
Ursa MajorMagic carpet70 ft7 ft
Village ExpressChairlift4,570 ft696 ft4
Vista ExpressChairlift1.1 mi1,178 ft4

Seats and ride times only where OpenStreetMap records them. Rise is the height between the stations, from a terrain model.

Places to eat and drink

Places mapped on OpenStreetMap in and around the resort. Opening times, menus and reviews are in the map apps.

Weather

Summit, 8,612 ft

Base, 6,302 ft

Forecast by MET Norway for the heights of the summit and the base, for the next two days. Times are in your time zone.

Ski resorts nearby

5 mi10 mi 123456
Northstar at Tahoe Resort beside the ski resorts nearest to it
Northstar at Tahoe Resort2,310 ft8,612 ft9350.3 mi20
1Granlibakken Ski Resort7.3 mi207 ft6,555 ft
2Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley7.6 mi2,539 ft8,740 ft
3Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows8.6 mi2,270 ft8,494 ft14326.2 mi15
4Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area9.3 mi489 ft7,280 ft175.1 mi5
5Sugar Bowl Resort11.4 mi1,450 ft8,366 ft18345.8 mi28
6Diamond Peak11.9 mi1,791 ft8,524 ft299.5 mi6

Distances in a straight line. A dot stands where a figure is not mapped yet.

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