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The Cliff at Big White

Expert · 325 m long with 156 m of vertical, averaging 26° and 37° at its steepest, facing NE.

37°steepest 50 m
26°average pitch
325 mlength
156 mvertical
2228 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

The Cliff is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to The Cliff

Lifts that reach the top: Cliff Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Alpine T-bar (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 37 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sapphire Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride Falcon Chair
  4. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  5. Ski Falcon Easy Out (easy)
  6. Ski T-bar Easy Out (easy)
  7. Ski Powder Easy Out (easy)
  8. Ski Easy Out (easy)
  9. Ride Alpine T-bar
  10. Ski Sun Run (easy)
  11. Ski The Cliff (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Pegasus. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cliff Chair (1 min), Black Forest Express (7 min), Bullet Express (8 min).

See The Cliff 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.