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Playground at Big Sky Resort

Easy · 332 m long with 61 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 14° at its steepest, facing NE.

14°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
332 mlength
61 mvertical
2518 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Playground

Lifts that reach the top: Explorer Gondola Lower (skiing easy terrain to get there); Explorer Gondola Upper (skiing easy terrain to get there); Swift Current 6 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Powder Seeker 6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Shedhorn 4 - High Speed (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 31 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Thunder Wolf
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Pacifier (easy)
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ride Swift Current 6
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ski Jay Walk (easy)
  8. Ski White Wing (easy)
  9. Ski Playground (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Bozeman Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Challenger 3 (1 min), Pony Express 3 (4 min), Explorer Gondola Lower (6 min).

What people say

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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.