Montana’s Amazing Big Sky Ski Resort
Having all that Big Sky, Montana is offering snow skiers, it’s astounding that so very few know about its presence! Acknowledged for it’s broad open runs and small lift lines, Big Sky Ski Resort has one of the biggest lift served vertical drops in the United states. More than fifty three hundred acres of skiing slopes and trails await skiers, with over thirty three ft of snowfall each year.
Big Sky Ski Resort and discover acres of terrain on three immense mountains that provide you with enough variety and expanse that standing in lift lines is an anomaly to Big Sky visitors. Big Sky Lodging options vary from slopeside hotels and Condos to private homes. Two mountains of blissful terrain please everyone from the power wedge to the fast and fearless. The ingredients are simple: massive acreage, the most total vertical feet in the United States, and a lift network including high speed quads that makes most skiers vanish onto nearly-private runs.
Big Sky has three mountains to delight skiers and snowboarders. Lone Mountain is the resort’s signature peak, rising to 11,166 feet. Both thses bedrooms and the livingroom have unobstructed views of the lake and mountains. The livingroom also has a queen sofa sleeper. Panorama with Brady on the left looking down the mountain. Above Brady’s head you can see the main peak at Big Sky (we went up to the very top of this peak later in the day, pictures below).
For the cross-country skier , Lone Mountain Ranch grooms 75+ kilometers of trails that wind their way through the woods, meadows and golf course of Big Sky . Fly fishing , hiking, whitewater rafting , backpacking, mountain biking, horseback riding and golfing are some of Big Sky’s most popular warm weather activities.
The two resorts share the same mountain – Lone Peak, which is nearly an hour from Bozeman. At one time, the resorts shared several trails and a lift.
For those who dare, the Lone Peak Tram takes the bold to the apex, with 3,600 acres, 4,350 jaw-dropping vertical feet and expert terrain below. Combined, the two trail networks offer nearly 5,300 acres of skiable terrain and the second-biggest vertical descent in the US, at 4,350′. Between them, the two resorts operate 23 lifts. Coupled with easy access to the slopes and an average annual snowfall of 400 inches, terrain parks and halfpipes, you can see why Big Sky has become one of the top ski resorts in the country and rivals Winter Park ski vacations for the perfect getaway. There is something here for everyone. Big Sky is perfect for everyone from beginners to experts.
