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Ursa Major at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort

Intermediate · 429 m long with 33 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 11° at its steepest, facing NE.

11°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
429 mlength
33 mvertical
645 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Ursa Major

Lifts that reach the top: Comet Express Quad (skiing novice terrain to get there); Morning Star Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Comet Express Quad
  2. Ski Ursa Major (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Galaxy, Ursa Minor. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Galaxy Express Quad (3 min), Rocket Triple (3 min), Comet Express Quad (4 min).

See Ursa Major on the 3D mapAll runs at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort
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.