Big Blue Headway at Blue Hills Ski Area
Advanced · 230 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
230 mlength
53 mvertical
177 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Big Blue Headway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic. Lit for night skiing.
How to get to Big Blue Headway
Lifts that reach the top: Summit Double (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Summit Double
- Ski Big Blue Headway (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lover's Lane, Lower Big Blue. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Double (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).
See Big Blue Headway on the 3D mapAll runs at Blue Hills Ski AreaMeasured 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.