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The Big Open at Great Divide Snowsports

Advanced · 280 m long with 107 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
280 mlength
107 mvertical
2065 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Big Open

Lifts that reach the top: Mount Belmont (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mount Belmont
  2. Ski Between the Peaks (intermediate)
  3. Ski The Big Open (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower the Big Open, Red Tail Trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rawhide (1 min), Mount Belmont (5 min), Good Luck (5 min).

See The Big Open on the 3D mapAll runs at Great Divide Snowsports
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.