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Big Dipper at Silver Star Mountain Resort

Intermediate · 1880 m long with 469 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 24° at its steepest, facing SE.

24°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1880 mlength
469 mvertical
1876 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Big Dipper is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Big Dipper

Lifts that reach the top: Comet Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Woods Express
  2. Ski Aberdeen Skiway (easy)
  3. Ride Comet Express
  4. Ski Big Dipper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Aberdeen Skiway, Comet Trail, Over the Hill, Far Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Comet Express (1 min).

See Big Dipper on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain 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.