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Big Dipper at Hoodoo

Advanced · 766 m long with 140 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
766 mlength
140 mvertical
1571 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Lit for night skiing.

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: Manzanita (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hodag Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Big Green Machine (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ed Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Manzanita
  2. Ski Big Dipper (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Top of the Wall, Blue Valley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Manzanita (1 min), Easy Rider (1 min), Big Green Machine (1 min).

See Big Dipper on the 3D mapAll runs at Hoodoo
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.