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Upper Outer Orbit at Big Rock

Advanced · 378 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing W.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
378 mlength
76 mvertical
332 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Outer Orbit

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

From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride North Star Double
  2. Ski Slow Ride (intermediate)
  3. Ski Hooch (advanced)
  4. Ski Upper Outer Orbit (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Free Bird, Lower Outer Orbit, Shooting Star. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Space Walk (1 min), South Star Triple (1 min), Sunrise (3 min).

See Upper 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.