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Blackout at Big White

Advanced · 1009 m long with 221 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.

25°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1009 mlength
221 mvertical
1975 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Blackout is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Blackout

Lifts that reach the top: Powder Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Falcon Chair (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Alpine T-bar (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridge Rocket Express
  2. Ski Powder Gulch (intermediate)
  3. Ride Powder Chair
  4. Ski Powder Easy Out (easy)
  5. Ski Falcon Access (intermediate)
  6. Ski Corkscrew (intermediate)
  7. Ski Blackout (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ogo Slow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gem Connector (6 min), Gem Lake Express (6 min).

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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.