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Big Rock Tongue at Big Sky Resort

Expert · 561 m long with 254 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 41° at its steepest, facing E.

41°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
561 mlength
254 mvertical
2825 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Big Rock Tongue is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Big Rock Tongue

Lifts that reach the top: Challenger 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Madison 8
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Headwaters 2
  5. Ski unnamed trail
  6. Ski Moonlight (advanced)
  7. Ski Big Rock Tongue (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Fast Lane. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Challenger 3 (2 min), Iron Horse 4 (2 min), Pony Express 3 (4 min).

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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.