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Parachute at Big Sky Resort

Expert · 251 m long with 132 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 38° at its steepest, facing S.

38°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
251 mlength
132 mvertical
3049 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Parachute is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Parachute

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

From the base area (about 19 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 expert trail (expert)
  6. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  7. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  8. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  9. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  10. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  11. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  12. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  13. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  14. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  15. Ski unnamed expert trail (expert)
  16. Ski Parachute (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Morningstar. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder Seeker 6 (2 min), Challenger 3 (5 min), Explorer Gondola Upper (5 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.