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4-Snags Pucker’s Right

Half-way down and left of Glory Days

5-Corners

Wide junction that accesses Otto Bahn, Northway, and Spook Hill Trail

5 Trees

The SIX trees at the avi path left of the BX Tram, just before the BX Exit Chute

Ball’s Up

Narrow slot off the Northwest nose of Guntower Ridge

Boundary Gates

A-Upper entrance across flat ridge past Morning Glory;  

B-S-chutes on far skier’s right side of Valley of the Cliffs

C-Shelbyville, where the boundary line flattens out, just above Lower BX Cliffs

D-Last cliff band skier’s left of Brand X

Brand X Exit Chute

Left of 5 trees

Brand X Tram

Chute and aerial cable right of 5 trees

Buff Trail

Northway Bowl egress, designated as Spook Hill Trail & I-5

Dieter’s

In between Horseshoe Cliffs and Spook Hill

Five Corners

Wide junction that accesses Otto Bahn, Northway, and Spook Hill Trail

Finger Chutes

Chutes under the upper part of the Northway chair

Finger Ridge

The ridge perpendicular below Bruce’s Bowl, leading out to the Nose.

Flush Gap

Prominent gully skier’s right and below Pucker’s Gulch, down to a bench

Guntower

Dilapadated structure at the north end of Guntower Ridge

Hidden Finger Chute

2 chutes left of Northway chair, near the top

Highway

Traverse to Penny Dawg’s that becomes a bench, starting just past Northway Notch

Johnson's Chute

2^nd chute left of trees, on the right-hand side of Niagras.  Left of Old Faithful chute

“M”, The

Rock prominence skier’s right side of Brand X, at same elevation as the Narwhale

Middle Finger Chute

Chute right under chair, runs diagonally toward skier’s left

Mike's Face

Steep face at the start of the Scree field, below Niagras

Narwhal

Leaning Snag that looks like a Narwhal whale’s tusk, left of Pucker’s on the right edge of Brand X.

Northway Gates

#1-Elk Pass

#2-Near top of road up Northway; accesses hike to Northway Peak summit & ski down to the road to Northway Notch

#3-Northway chair offload area into Bruce’s Bowl

#4-Top Paradise Bowl gate—don’t confuse with “upper paradise” avi control route which it enters mid-slope

#5-Lower Paradise gate, right where Otto Bahn veer’s left

#6-Horseshoe Cliffs gate,

#7-Spook Hill Gate

#8-Just inside Spook Hill gate, enters field above the Old Faithful part of Niagras

#9-Shakers Right part of Niagras

#10-O Meadows

Northway Creek

The “flats” of Northway trail

Nose (the)

End of finger ridge, below Bruce’s Bowl.  (There’s also a “nose” on Silver King)

Old Faithful Chute

Chute next to trees, skier’s right side of Niagras

OttoBahn/I-5 Diverge

“Gate” to area below Spook Hill, where you bear right toward Lower Spook Trail & I-5

Pucker’s Gulch

Prominent depression between Penny Dawg’s and Brand X; above and skier’s left of Flush Gap

Sand Flats

Flat area North of Lower Northway vehicle access;

Scree Field

Open area below Niagras and above lower spook runout to Lot “E”.

Shaker's Left & Right

High skier’s left of Niagras, either side of rocky cliffs, respectively.

Shelbyville

Area around where the North boundary line flattens out, just above Lower BX Cliffs

Shop Face/Shop Chutes

Below Right Angle, right of Left Angle Trees, left of the Waterfall Permanent Closure

Stump Patch

Narrow run starting @ right turn in Lower Spook Trail with “To Base Area” sign; Crappy skiing to Crystal Mtn. Blvd. where Lower Northway road turns off

Teddy Bear Chute

Not the big chute right inside Gate 6, but the smaller chute to the right.

Tower 10 Cliff’s

2 bands of large rocks (or small cliffs) near tower 10

Upper Paradise

Skier’s right of Bruce’s Bowl; Skier’s left of Paradise Bowl & above Paradise gates

Valley of the Cliffs

Forest Service land past Crystal’s northern boundary; 100+’ cliffs with no skiable paths thru

White Dragon

Northern-most Low BX cliffs from which one can still traverse back to the lift.