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Big Dipper at Alta Ski Area

Intermediate · 2707 m long with 376 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 19° at its steepest, facing W.

19°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
2707 mlength
376 mvertical
3191 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Big Dipper is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: Supreme (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sugarloaf (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunnyside
  2. Ski Dipsy Doodle (easy)
  3. Ski Over the River (easy)
  4. Ride Supreme
  5. Ski Big Dipper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Rollercoaster, Home Run, Dipsy Doodle, Rock 'n Roll, Rock 'n Roll, Big Dipper, Vicky's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sugarloaf (1 min), Supreme (3 min), Sunnyside (5 min).

See Big Dipper on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Ski Area
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.