Big Sky Ski Holidays

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James Rivers

"Big Sky, huge mountain! Great skiing in the Montana wilderness with exciting options to combine with Jackson Hole, Sun Valley and Yellowstone National Park."

Resort Info

  • Resort Scorecard
  • Beginners 9/10
  • Intermediates 10/10
  • Advanced: 9/10
  • Families: 10/10
  • Nightlife: 6/10
  • Village Charm: 7/10
  • Affordability: 7/10
  • Non Ski Activities: 8/10
  • Sustainability: 1/10

Season: Early Dec - mid April

Nearest Airport: Bozeman

Flight Time: 9hrs + 3hrs

Direct Flight: No, 1 or 2 stop

Transfer Time: 1 hour

Transport: Transfer or Car Hire

Elevation: 11,166 ft

Vertical Drop: 4,350 ft

Ski Area: 3,812 acres

Ski Lifts: 21

Runs: 150

Grade: 20% expert
40% advanced
26% intermediates
14% beginners

Why Big Sky?

Big Sky is tucked away in a corner of southern Montana an hour's drive north of Yellowstone National Park. It isn't the easiest ski resort in the world to get to, but the journey is well worth it.

The skiing is on the flanks of the impressive Lone Mountain, the peak that dominates the surrounding wilderness. At the top, on the sides of the peak, there is genuine big mountain off-piste skiing, not often found in 'smaller' ski resorts. Further down, broad cruisers at a range of pitches wind through the trees to the Big Sky base area.

Big Sky 'village' is a small complex of buildings at the bottom of the slopes with a couple of hotels and a few shops. There are a handful of restaurants and a couple of bars. Self-catering condo accommodation is scattered around the base area and at neighbouring Moonlight Basin - a separate ski resort that confusingly shares a lift with Big Sky. The Lone Peak ticket covers both resorts.

Further facilities are located in the 'town' of Big Sky a few miles away, from where there is access to the private Yellowstone Club ski resort.

We recommend visiting Big Sky as part of a Ski Safari to Montana and/or Idaho and visiting the resorts of Jackson Hole and Sun Valley on the same trip.

Ski Safaris Combine Big Sky with other ski resorts within an easy drive.