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Upper Africa at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 198 m long with 71 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.

25°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
198 mlength
71 mvertical
2669 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Africa

Lifts that reach the top: Southern Comfort (skiing novice terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Cabin 3
  2. Ride Lewis and Clark 4 - High Speed
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski K1 Return (easy)
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ski Deep South (easy)
  7. Ride Southern Comfort
  8. Ski Deep South (easy)
  9. Ski Upper Africa (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pacifier, Africa. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ramcharger 8 - High Speed (5 min), Swift Current 6 (5 min), unnamed magic carpet (5 min).

See Upper Africa 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.