Big Meadow at Steamboat Ski Resort
Intermediate · 1035 m long with 157 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1035 mlength
157 mvertical
3049 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Big Meadow is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Big Meadow
Lifts that reach the top: Bar UE (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Morningside Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
- Ski Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Cowboy Coffee (intermediate)
- Ride Morningside Lift
- Ski Over Easy (intermediate)
- Ski Buddy's Run Upper (intermediate)
- Ski Big Meadow (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Flying Z Gulch, Half Hitch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bar UE (2 min), Four Points (3 min), Storm Peak Express (3 min).
See Big Meadow on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski ResortMeasured 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.