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South Wall at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 842 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 9° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
842 mlength
137 mvertical
2908 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

South Wall 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 South Wall

Lifts that reach the top: Powder Seeker 6 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lone Peak Tram (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Madison 8
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Headwaters 2
  5. Ski unnamed trail
  6. Ski Highway (advanced)
  7. Ski White Wing (easy)
  8. Ski Lois Lane (easy)
  9. Ride Explorer Gondola Upper
  10. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  11. Ride Powder Seeker 6
  12. Ski Turkey Traverse (advanced)
  13. Ski South Wall (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Blackrock Gully, Never Sweat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder Seeker 6 (1 min), Explorer Gondola Upper (5 min), Challenger 3 (5 min).

See South Wall 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.