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Little Dipper at Black Mountain Ski Area

Intermediate · 91 m long with 20 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 18° at its steepest, facing W.

18°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
91 mlength
20 mvertical
510 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Little 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)
  5. Ski Little Dipper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Speedwell. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Double (2 min), East Bowl Triple (2 min), Platter Pull (3 min).

See Little 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.