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Black Beauty at Big White

Advanced · 613 m long with 65 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
613 mlength
65 mvertical
1864 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Black Beauty

Lifts that reach the top: Gem Lake Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gem Lake Express
  2. Ski Upper Gem Lift Line (advanced)
  3. Ski Lightning Glades (advanced)
  4. Ski Black Beauty (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kalina's Rainbow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (3 min), Gem Lake Express (4 min).

See Black Beauty on the 3D mapAll runs at Big White
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.