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Big Thunder at Alpine Valley Resort

Advanced · 472 m long with 88 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
472 mlength
88 mvertical
342 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Big Thunder is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Big Thunder

Lifts that reach the top: Valley Flyer (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lodge Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there); E-Z Rider (skiing novice terrain to get there); Super Glide (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride E-Z Rider
  2. Ski Big Thunder (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lodge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley Flyer (1 min), E-Z Rider (1 min), Conveyor 3 (1 min).

See Big Thunder on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpine Valley Resort
Measured 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.