Northstar California

Location

Placer County
United States
39° 14' 37.1112" N, 120° 8' 10.4532" W
US
General info: 

Northstar California offers an excellent family experience. The area boasts a vertical drop of 2,280 feet, its longest run is a thigh-taxing 1.3 miles long. Northstar's mix of runs is 25 percent beginner and advanced, and 50 percent intermediate. Ski or ride on 3,170 acres of terrain.

BASE: 6329ft
SUMMIT: 8610ft
VERTICAL DROP: 2280ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 20
Gondolas: 2
Chairs: 11
Surface: 7

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$91.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$53.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$91.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$53.00

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