Big Sky
Also known as: Lone Mountain / Lone Peak, The Biggest Skiing in America
Lone Peak (11,166 ft); Spanish Peaks
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Big Sky - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 21 / Int 29 / Adv 50 (31 adv + ~19 expert/extreme; Lone Peak couloirs)
Explorer/Swifty beginner (Mountain Village); Lone Peak for experts
Lone Peak Tram rides, spa, tubing, Nordic (Lone Mountain Ranch)
Yes (Lone Peak Playhouse, 6 mos-8 yrs)
Yes - Mountain Sports School; rentals yes
Huge high-altitude terrain crowned by serious expert Lone Peak
Snow & season
High - ~400 in / ~1,016 cm advertised (multi-yr avg ~265-311 in est)
Typically late Nov to mid/late Apr
late Jan-Mar
Peak Christmas/New Year, Presidents' week; low crowds midweek
Huge groomed + Lone Peak couloirs
Cold, wind on Lone Peak, altitude; avalanche mitigation on tram terrain
The mountain
5,850 ac
320
Lone Peak tram-served couloirs/chutes - among N.America's most serious steeps
Uncrowded for its size
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~$100-225 (dynamic, est; Ikon Pass - up to 7 days, Base 5)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Bozeman Yellowstone (BZN) ~50 mi / ~1-1.25 h
Road; transfers
Yes (Everett's 8800, lodges)
Mountain Village services
Big Sky / Bozeman hub
Patrol & safety
Yes (Lone Peak mitigation)
Lone Peak avalanche terrain; snowfall figure varies
Big Sky Medical Center (~15-20 min); trauma at Bozeman Health Deaconess
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.