Big Bowl at Turoa
Intermediate · 774 m long with 245 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 27° at its steepest, facing SW.
27°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
774 mlength
245 mvertical
2298 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Big Bowl is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Big Bowl
Lifts that reach the top: High Noon Express 6-Pack (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 16 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Ngā Wai Heke Chair
- Ski Upper Freeway (intermediate)
- Ride High Noon Express 6-Pack
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Big Bowl (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed connector, Why Not. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express 6-Pack (2 min), Wintergarden Platter (4 min), Giant Triple (4 min).
See Big Bowl on the 3D mapAll runs at TuroaMeasured 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.