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Big Rock Park - West at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 813 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 21° at its steepest, facing NW.

21°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
813 mlength
148 mvertical
3206 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Big Rock Park - West is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Big Rock Park - West

Lifts that reach the top: Skyline Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Earl's Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Pete's Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 60 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Boomer (easy)
  3. Ski Flap Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Northwoods Express Lift
  5. Ski Sleepytime Road (intermediate)
  6. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  7. Ski China Bridge Access Road (intermediate)
  8. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  9. Ski Cloud 9 - Lower (intermediate)
  10. Ride Skyline Express Lift
  11. Ski Pete'S Bowl Skiway Road (intermediate)
  12. Ski Big Rock Park - East (intermediate)
  13. Ski Big Rock Park - West (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cloud 9 - Middle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pete's Express Lift (1 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (4 min), Skyline Express Lift (4 min).

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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.