Snow Bighorn at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Expert · 694 m long with 150 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 44° at its steepest, facing N.
44°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
694 mlength
150 mvertical
2013 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Bighorn 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 Bighorn
Lifts that reach the top: Chair 7 Big Creek Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 Big Mountain Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, expert skiing needed):
- Ride Chair 1 Big Mountain Express
- Ski Gray Wolf (intermediate)
- Ski Bighorn (expert)
Where it ends
Joins Gray Wolf, Caribou Cut-Across. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 7 Big Creek Express (4 min).
See Bighorn on the 3D mapAll runs at Whitefish 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.