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Big Sky, Montana
2,078–3,402 m
Altitude
1,325 m
Vertical
250 km
Km of pistes
45
Lifts
Linked ski area

Detected by geographic proximity; their kilometres may overlap:

Big Sky: piste map and stats

Big Sky is a ski resort in Big Sky, Montana, United States. By kilometres of pistes it ranks number 2 in United States. 62% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 250 km of pistes across 318 named runs and 45 lifts. The ski area goes from 2,078 to 3,402 m of altitude, with 1,325 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Chicken Head Bowl (60%, 31°), Rock Pocket (59%, 30°) and Dead Top (59%, 30°). The longest run is Skittles Road (5.1 km). The nearest ski resort is Yellowstone Club, 2 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Big Sky

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 3,402 m): 12 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
65.0 km · 139
Blue
90.2 km · 129
Black
66.0 km · 150
Double black
17.4 km · 51
Extreme
10.9 km · 36
Unclassified
0.4 km · 2

Lifts by type

Chairlift
27.3 km · 25
Gondola
3.8 km · 3
Platter lift
2.1 km · 8
Cable car
1.4 km · 1
Magic carpet
0.5 km · 8

Runs, lifts and services

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Big Sky have?

Big Sky has 250 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 318 named runs and 45 lifts.

What altitude is Big Sky at?

Its runs and lifts go from 2,078 to 3,402 m of altitude, with 1,325 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Big Sky?

Chicken Head Bowl, with a 60% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Big Sky?

Skittles Road, at 5.1 km.

What runs does Big Sky have by difficulty?

Green: 54.6 km (59 runs); Blue: 79.2 km (87 runs); Black: 62.1 km (113 runs); Double black: 13.1 km (36 runs); Extreme: 10.1 km (23 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs374 / 507
Difficulty tagged100%
Lighting tagged0%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged24%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.