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Powder Keg at Big White

Intermediate · 560 m long with 154 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 24° at its steepest, facing W.

24°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
560 mlength
154 mvertical
2014 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Powder Keg

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

From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridge Rocket Express
  2. Ski Serwa's (easy)
  3. Ski Powder Keg (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Powder Gulch, Surprise. 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.