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Big Chief cliffs at Stevens Pass Ski Area

Freeride · 1047 m long with 159 m of vertical, averaging 11° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1047 mlength

159 mvertical

1702 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Big Chief cliffs 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 Chief cliffs

Lifts that reach the top: Southern Cross (skiing novice terrain to get there); Double Diamond (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

Ride Southern Cross
Ski Big Chief cliffs (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, unnamed easy connector, Big Chief Bowl. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kehr's Chair (2 min), unnamed rope tow (3 min), unnamed rope tow (3 min).

See Big Chief cliffs on the 3D map All runs at Stevens Pass Ski Area

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.