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Obsidian at Big Sky Resort

Extreme · 283 m long with 149 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 38° at its steepest, facing NE.

38°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
283 mlength
149 mvertical
2793 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Obsidian is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Obsidian

Lifts that reach the top: Lone Tree 4 (skiing expert terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing freeride terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Madison 8
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Highline (advanced)
  4. Ski Meriwether (intermediate)
  5. Ski Stillwater Traverse (intermediate)
  6. Ride Lone Tree 4
  7. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  8. Ski Obsidian (extreme)

Where it ends

Joins Big Tree Cutoff. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Lone Tree 4 (1 min), Madison 8 (6 min), Derringer 4 (7 min).

See Obsidian 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.