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Flagpole at Big White

Advanced · 969 m long with 303 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 28° at its steepest, facing SW.

28°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
969 mlength
303 mvertical
2161 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Flagpole

Lifts that reach the top: Powder Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gem Lake Express
  2. Ski Village Way (easy)
  3. Ride Powder Chair
  4. Ski Flagpole (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Village Way, Powder Gulch, Shakey Knees, Ogo Slow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Powder Chair (1 min), Gem Connector (10 min), Gem Lake Express (10 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.