Little Thunder at Alpental
Easy · 477 m long with 68 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.
14°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
477 mlength
68 mvertical
994 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Little Thunder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Little Thunder
Lifts that reach the top: Little Thunder (skiing novice terrain to get there); Dodge Ridge (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pacific Crest (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildside (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Julie's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); West Lower Carpet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 6 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Little Thunder
Where it ends
Nearest lifts from the bottom: Little Thunder (1 min), West Upper Carpet (1 min), Dodge Ridge (2 min).
See Little Thunder on the 3D mapAll runs at AlpentalMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.