Low Bench at Big Sky Resort
Advanced · 808 m long with 139 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing E.
—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
808 mlength
139 mvertical
2954 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Low Bench is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Low Bench
Lifts that reach the top: Powder Seeker 6 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lone Peak Tram (skiing expert terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Madison 8
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
- Ride Headwaters 2
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Highway (advanced)
- Ski White Wing (easy)
- Ski Lois Lane (easy)
- Ride Explorer Gondola Upper
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Powder Seeker 6
- Ski Turkey Traverse (advanced)
- Ski Low Bench (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins The Bowl, Never Sweat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder Seeker 6 (1 min), Explorer Gondola Upper (5 min), Challenger 3 (6 min).
See Low Bench on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Sky ResortMeasured 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.