Big Bird at Big Powderhorn Mountain
Easy · 465 m long with 51 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 9° at its steepest, facing NE.
9°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
465 mlength
51 mvertical
425 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Big Bird is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Big Bird
Lifts that reach the top: 7 Big Bird (skiing novice terrain to get there); 8 Tamarou (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); 9 Shotgun (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); 5 Smoke (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride 7 Big Bird
- Ski Big Bird (easy)
Where it ends
Nearest lifts from the bottom: 7 Big Bird (1 min), 5 Smoke (1 min), 6 Ricochet (2 min).
See Big Bird on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Powderhorn MountainMeasured 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.