Big Hemi at Mt. Baker Ski Area
Intermediate · 401 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing NE.
19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
401 mlength
81 mvertical
1370 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Big Hemi is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Big Hemi
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 8 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Chair 5
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Big Hemi (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 8 (1 min), Chair 5 (3 min), Chair 4 (4 min).
See Big Hemi on the 3D mapAll runs at Mt. Baker Ski AreaMeasured 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.