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Lower Outer Orbit at Big Rock

Intermediate · 362 m long with 49 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 16° at its steepest, facing W.

16°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
362 mlength
49 mvertical
250 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lower Outer Orbit

Lifts that reach the top: South Star Triple (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sunrise (skiing advanced terrain to get there); North Star Double (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride South Star Triple
  2. Ski Free Bird (easy)
  3. Ski Lower Outer Orbit (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Bunny Trail, Magic Carpet Ride. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Space Walk (1 min), South Star Triple (1 min), Sunrise (2 min).

See Lower Outer Orbit 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.