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Big Dipper at Black Mountain Ski Area

Advanced · 262 m long with 85 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 26° at its steepest, facing S.

26°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
262 mlength
85 mvertical
536 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Big Dipper is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: East Bowl Triple (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Summit Double (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride East Bowl Triple
  2. Ski Sun Valley (intermediate)
  3. Ski Roller Coaster (advanced)
  4. Ski Big Dipper (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Davis, Quick Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East Bowl Triple (2 min), Rope Tow (2 min), Platter Pull (2 min).

See Big Dipper on the 3D mapAll runs at Black Mountain Ski Area
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.