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Southern Cross at Blue Mountain

Easy · 1571 m long with 216 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.

18°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1571 mlength
216 mvertical
450 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Southern Cross

Lifts that reach the top: Orchard Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Orchard Express
  2. Ski Southern Cross (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Butternut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Orchard Express (1 min).

See Southern Cross on the 3D mapAll runs at Blue Mountain
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.