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Snakebite at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 237 m long with 96 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
237 mlength
96 mvertical
2670 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Snakebite

Lifts that reach the top: Iron Horse 4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Madison 8 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lone Tree 4 (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madison 8
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Fast Lane (intermediate)
  4. Ski Elkhorn (advanced)
  5. Ski Snakebite (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Woodward, Cinnabar. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Iron Horse 4 (5 min), Madison 8 (5 min), Derringer 4 (6 min).

See Snakebite 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.