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Black Thunder at Big White

Advanced · 581 m long with 128 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 20° at its steepest, facing SW.

20°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
581 mlength
128 mvertical
2050 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Black Thunder is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Black Thunder

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

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gem Lake Express
  2. Ski Upper Gem Lift Line (advanced)
  3. Ski Black Thunder (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Black Magic. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (5 min), Gem Lake Express (5 min).

See Black Thunder 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.