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Powder Gulch at Big White

Intermediate · 888 m long with 238 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.

23°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
888 mlength
238 mvertical
2096 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Powder Gulch

Lifts that reach the top: Ridge Rocket Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Snow Ghost Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridge Rocket Express
  2. Ski Powder Gulch (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Village Way, Flagpole, 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.