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Galaxy at Big Rock

Intermediate · 402 m long with 91 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 18° at its steepest, facing W.

18°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
402 mlength
91 mvertical
487 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Galaxy

Lifts that reach the top: Sunrise (skiing novice terrain to get there); North Star Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunrise
  2. Ski Galaxy (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Uncle Bud's. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunrise (3 min), Space Walk (3 min), South Star Triple (3 min).

See Galaxy on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Rock
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.