Big Sky offers instant access some of the most diverse skiing and snowboarding amongst breathtaking vistas in the lower 48. Float down a 2,000 vertical foot, powder filled bowl beneath Lone Peak; Bob and weave through the Bavarian Forest; Ride the Lone Peak Tram for a bird’s eye view of untamed wilderness. You’ll find almost twice as many acres as skiers. Out here, we like our elbow room. See this great article ranking Big Sky as best skiing! http://www.onthesnow.com/news/a/7330
Here are the stats:
Elevation Summit (Lone Peak) – 11,166 feet
Base (Mountain Village) – 7,500 feet
Base (Lone Moose) – 6,800 feet
Ski Terrain 3,812 acres – 150 named runs covering over 85 miles on three separate mountains.
Slope Difficulty 20% expert
40% advanced
26% intermediate
14% beginner
Vertical Drop 4,350 feet
Longest Run Liberty Bowl to Mountain Mall – 6 miles
Average Lift Line Consistently recognized in national ski magazines for short or non-existent lines.
Average Winter Daytime Temperature 20 degrees F
Average Annual Snowfall 400+ inches
Lift Capacity 23,000 skiers per hour
Ski Season Opens November 26, 2009
Ski Season Ends April 11, 2010
5,512 acres, the most in the United States
220 ski runs and 4,350 feet of continuous vertical drop
Views of 3 states and the world’s first National Park, Yellowstone
26 lifts able to move 35,000 people per hour, average daily visitation at 2,500 per day
85 km of Nordic ski trails, world-class blue-ribbon trout streams, snowmobiling, dining, retail and 2,500 local residents welcoming all visitors
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Visit – July 2009
Best Vacation!
Review Submitted: July 29, 2009 Date of Stay: July 2009
Misty Chalet is a beautiful and peaceful home. The comfy beds, wonderful soaking tub, and so much more. My family and I loved the attention to details and the well cared for home. The kitchen was so great, that I did not even mind cooking on my vacation! The location is perfect, it took us only 30 minutes to get to Bozeman. I was hoping to see some wild life on our first trip to Montana, and we saw so many animals just around the house, including a mama bear and her twins who came by one morning to visit!
Dave and Virginia were so easy to work with. Their pride of ownership in this truly awsome house really shows! This is God’s country. If you want to do alot of things, you can like hiking that is close by, rafting, horseback riding. Or you can just sit on the back deck with a cool beverage and look at Mother Nature at her finest! No stress, No Worries.
One week at Misty Chalet with 2000 Pictures and alot of Family Memories……….PRICELESS
John