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Comet at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 235 m long with 19 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 7° at its steepest, facing W.

7°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
235 mlength
19 mvertical
2767 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Comet

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 9 minutes, advanced 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 Midnight (advanced)
  8. Ski Comet (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lazy Jack, Highline, Fast Lane, unnamed easy trail, unnamed expert trail, Runaway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Headwaters 2 (1 min), Lone Tree 4 (2 min), Challenger 3 (3 min).

See Comet on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Sky Resort
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.