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Big Dipper at Falls Creek Alpine Resort

Intermediate · 795 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing SE.

22°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

795 mlength

148 mvertical

1756 mtop elevation

SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: Ruined Castle (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Ruined Castle
Ski Big Dipper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins St Elmos Slide, Father Fosters. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ruined Castle (1 min).

See Big Dipper on the 3D map All runs at Falls Creek Alpine 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.