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Powder River at Big Sky Resort

Intermediate · 1272 m long with 269 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1272 mlength
269 mvertical
2690 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Powder River

Lifts that reach the top: Iron Horse 4 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Madison 8
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Fast Lane (intermediate)
  4. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  5. Ski Blue Moon (intermediate)
  6. Ski Powder River (intermediate)
  7. Ride Iron Horse 4
  8. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  9. Ski Powder River (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pony Express, Blue Moon, SA Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Iron Horse 4 (1 min), Pony Express 3 (1 min), Cascade 3 (4 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.