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Big Dipper at Loon Mountain Ski Resort

Advanced · 978 m long with 344 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
978 mlength
344 mvertical
835 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: White Mountain Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); East Basin Double (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride White Mountain Express
  2. Ski Big Dipper (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Bear Pause. Nearest lifts from the bottom: East Basin Double (1 min), North Peak Express Quad (2 min), Little Sister Double (5 min).

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