Shortcut Big Ben at Stratton Mountain Resort
Easy · 637 m long with 67 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 12° at its steepest, facing NE.
12°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
637 mlength
67 mvertical
837 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Shortcut Big Ben is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Shortcut Big Ben
Lifts that reach the top: Solstice (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sunrise Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Ursa Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Shooting Star (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Solstice
- Ski Shortcut Big Ben (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Home Run, Main Line, Big Ben. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tamarack (3 min), Slider (Tube Park Lift) (3 min), Solstice (4 min).
See Shortcut Big Ben on the 3D mapAll runs at Stratton Mountain 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.