Let It snow! is the song they're already humming at Big Sky Resort as a dusting of snow on Lone Mountain has us excited for winter and sad to see their summer season coming to an end on September 27th.
Terrain Park Total Recall
Swift Current Terrain Park – Summer dirt work has increased the size of the
Swift Current Terrain Park by 25%, focusing on reducing the double fall line,
improving the jump line with more enhanced jumps and jibs, and will help the
park to open sooner. Located about half way from the top of the popular Swift
Current chair lift, under the lift line. Closer to the bottom of chair lift is
the Swifty 2.0 Terrain Park.
New Stash Park – Into the woods at skier’s left of Swift Current
Terrain Park is a new stash park, The Cache, providing small to medium features
in a natural park style. The Cache will replace the traditional Freestyle
Forest in the Moonlight Area, which has been redeveloped into a family friendly
kid’s adventure area, Lost Frontier.
Terrain Parks Moved and Made New –
Multiple terrain parks were moved over the summer to dedicate an efficient
terrain park area off of Wagon Train ski run located in the Moonlight
area. The upper part of Wagon Train will
be a large terrain park replacing the Zero Gravity Park traditionally located
off of the Park Avenue ski run, allowing Park Avenue to revert back to a world
class groomer. The new Peacemaker Terrain
Park will have access from either Pony Express or Six Shooter chair lifts. A new
smaller to medium terrain park, Maverick, is where Glacier Way intersects with
Wagon Train, replacing the old Pony Park, making this a ski run must for
terrain park riders.
Total
Terrain Parks: Explorer (beginner),
Cowpoke (beginner), Swifty 2.0 (intermediate), Maverick (intermediate), The
Cache (advanced), Peacemaker (advanced), and Swift Current (advanced)
New Family
Friendly Kid’s Adventure Area – Lost
Frontier is a wonderfully fun and playful area everyone in the family can enjoy
located off the top of the Pony Express chair lift in the Moonlight area.
Glades Fresh & Green Improvements
New Glade Ski
Run – White Magic intermediate ski run is the new fun and winding glade
accessed via Swift Current chair lift on the skier’s right of Crazy Horse ski
run below the confluence of Buffalo Jump ski run. Approximately 3 acres of new terrain has been
selectively thinned with deadfall and stump removal to create a new addition to
the continually growing list of great glade skiing.
New Ski Way
Connection – The new ski connection,
named Comet, is a ski way providing easier access from below the Outer Limits
ski run, accessed via Challenger chair lift, to the top of Six Shooter chair
lift.
Glade Run Improvements – The use
of the specialized Fecon mower has provided outstanding improvements on
existing runs to provide an enhanced skiing surface which will help open the
runs sooner. The Fecon mows re-growth, deadfall, and stumps. Saw crews have
been assisting in areas the machine can’t get to which will allow more terrain
to open faster. It’s a dirty job, but necessary when opening terrain as fast as
possible and reducing fire danger in the summer.
Chair Lift Improvement – Lone Tree chair lift has been converted from a
diesel generator to an electric drive which will save thousands of gallons of
diesel emission and produce clean, quite power.
New Destination
Charging Stations – Tesla car owners
often craft their vacations and business trips around charging availability.
Big Sky Resort will be hosting Tesla Connectors for our guests in our Summit
Hotel garage.
Kids Ski & Play Free
FREE Skiing & FREE Kids Club - Kids 10 years old and younger ski FREE and enjoy Kids
Club FREE, an après ski for kids, when staying with their family in Big
Sky Resort managed properties of hotels, condos, cabins, or individual homes. Kids
5 years old and younger always ski FREE no matter where they stay.
FREE Skiing with Lesson - Kids 10 years old and younger, regardless of where
they stay, ski FREE all day on the day they are enrolled in a lesson with our
Mountain Sports School.
FREE ski & boot storage – It’s easy to get kids, and adults, on the slopes
with FREE ski storage next Swift Current and Ramcharger chair lifts. Lodge in
Big Sky Resort’s Huntley Lodge, Shoshone Condominiums, or the Summit Hotel and
receive FREE slopeside ski storage and FREE boot storage with dryers.
FREE Movies - Nightly FREE movies in the Yellowstone Amphitheater
rated G or PG.
New
Slopeside Neighborhood
The Homestead Chalets construction is underway for Big Sky’s newest
ski-in/ski-out neighborhood. Nestled at the base of Lone Mountain, the 11
Homestead Chalets will each boast 3,500-3,700+/- square feet of beautifully
appointed interiors as well as unparalleled ski access to the White Otter chair
lift. With spaciously designed interiors, oversized windows, and ample outdoor
living spaces, these 5- and 6-bedroom free-standing condominiums have been very
well received by the lifestyle real estate buyer. The Homestead Chalets are
located on Rising Bull Road near the popular Powder Ridge Cabins and are within
a short ski or drive to the Mountain Village amenities.
Everett’s 8800 Restaurant
An elegant, rustic restaurant serving American Alpine Fare at the top of Andesite
Mountain providing spectacular views of Lone Peak and ski slopes from the
expansive deck and dining area with massive indoor/outdoor fireplaces and
stunning décor. Brunch, lunch, and après ski served daily with dinners on
Friday, Saturday, and Sundays. Originally constructed in 2007, this beautiful
log restaurant opened again in December 2014. Everett's 8800 is named after Everett Kircher
who brought Big Sky Resort into the Boyne Resorts family in 1976 and the
elevation on which it stands, 8,800 feet.
The Biggest Skiing in America
Space to Ski - 5,800 seamless skiable acres with 4,350 vertical
drop and about 2 acres per skier, that’s more than a football field of room per
skier.
More Slope Time - Ski more lines by not waiting in line. An average
of 3,000 skiers per day, which is a fraction of skiers at metropolitan resorts
of similar size.
Consistent Snowfall – Based on historical weather patterns, total annual
snowfall of 400” fluctuates very little from year to year.
Terrain Variety – The best mix of beginner (15%), intermediate (25%),
advanced (42%), and expert (18%) terrain for seamless skiing between 4 mountains
served by 30 lifts with more than 300 runs.
Lone Peak – There is only one. Ride the Lone Peak Tram to
11,166 feet for 300° of skiing, views of 3 states, and 2 National Parks. Breathtaking
to see, breathtaking to ski.
Events of Interest
January
16 & 23, 2016 SnoBar – An outdoor dance club made out
of snow.
February
4-7, 2016 Big Sky Big Grass – Music festival of bluegrass music and more.
February
20, 2016 Dummy Jump – Creative dummies are
launched off a snow jump to their demise.
March/April
Saturdays Sunset Saturdays – Ramcharger chair lift stays open until 5:00 pm
each Saturday in March/April.
March
11-13, 2016 Headwaters Spring Runoff –Freeride
competition for adults and juniors.
April
9, 2016 Shedhorn Ski Mo – A ski mountaineering
race on the extreme terrain of Lone Mountain.
April
16, 2016 Pond Skim – Famous end of the ski
season fun where participants ski over ponds of water.
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