Member Reviews: Big Sky

Spent a week there Feb. 2010.  Never stood in line once, even for the Lone Peak Tram.  Rode every lift, took most of the lines off the middle of the hill, but couldn't cover every run even with 5 days to do it. I took the Liberty Bowl off the Lone Peak tram every time.  It was truely fun terrain, resembling Rendezvous Bowl at Jackson Hole except it's triple the vertical.  The ride up the Lone Peak Tram is awesome, especially when it's not foggy.  Challenger lift is slow and creaky, but accesses some true double diamond runs.  I think my favorite run of the whole hill is Highway, with an occasional shift over to 17 Greens. The base was about 40" mid-hill; I'm not sure if that is that far...

Probably the most extreme in bounds terrain in North America. And almost certainly the shortest lines and most acreage per skier. On an average day, a skier can ski right into the chair and have two acres all to himself!  And this includes holidays.  Perhaps the only complaint one hears about Big Sky with any regularity is that there isn't a lot of night life. But then, who has the energy anyway?  There is also a shortage of on slope dining, especially with the closing, this season, of The Pinnacle Restaurant, closed due to the bankruptcy of Spanish Peaks. Hopefully this will be resolved next season and will open under different management. Bozeman-Yellowstone Airport...

My home hill. Lots to like. Adding the Moonlight area it really is BIG! Plenty of variety. New gladed runs have helped hold snow for days after storms. skiing off three sides of a big peak allow you to find or avoid wind, sun, crust or slush by moving around the hill to find or avoid the sun as you prefer. Not all steep and deep. Plenty of great runs for intermediates and beginners. Adequate grooming. Lower elevation than some but far enough north that there is no problem with thawing on lower slopes. Well organized so you will not accidentally get on a run that is over your head. Plenty of on-slope lodging. Plenty of good places to eat for a week of variety with different style and...

  Spent a sweet week at Big Sky in March 2011 with a Ski Club group.  We received new snow everyday and had packed powder conditions all week.  The hospitality was first class at the Huntley and the rest of the base Village.  The Shedhorn and Dakota lift runs were exceptional followed closely by the runs off the Challenger and Peak Triple lifts. Next trip we will plan on spending more time to allow for all the Big Sky skiing plus more tree skiing at Moonlight basin.