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Snowboarding Zone - Big Sky, Montana:
Riders Guide - Big Sky is a mind-blowing Montana resort with a total of 17 lifts, comprising of 3 Surface Lifts, 5 Double Chairs, 4 Triple Chairs, 1 Quad Chairs, 3 Hi Speed Quads, 1 Gondolas for 4 People, and 1 Tram for 15 People, that take you up to 151 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of an absolutely infinite 31,680 feet atop 410 inches of powder. Their trails are rated 17% for Beginners, 25% for Intermediates, 37% for Advanced, and a really amazing 21% for Experts. When you take that percentage of expert trails and factor it into almost 32,000 feet of run (yes, that's an unbelievable six miles!), you have an absolutely gargantuan opportunity for more fun and excitement than you can possibly handle!
Parks and Pipes - You will definitely catch lots of Big Sky at Big Sky. Big Couloir, South Face, Screaming Left and Bavarian Forest have claimed many an overconfident snowboarder with their natural features packed with treachery. They are all pulse-pounding white-knuckle rides and Big Couloir simply has to be seen to be believed: No one will think badly of you if you take one look, turn around and go somewhere else that regular humans can actually board down. When you want some more controlled, artificial features, Big Sky has a phenomenal halfpipe and feature-packed terrain park on Andesite, near Ambush Meadows. On the left of the pipe there are some fairly small beginner terrain park features. Below the halfpipe is where intermediate to expert boarders go for lots of kickers, hits, rail slides, funboxes and tabletops.
Out of Bounds - In a state such as Montana that is renowned around the world for its spectacular wintertime outdoor activities there are few destinations that offer more fun than Big Sky. You can select from an astounding number of thrilling outdoor activities such as rock and ice climbing, ice skating, jeeping and offroad driving, snowcatting, sledding, cross country skiing, hot air ballooning, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and fishing.
Hangout & Hookup - Big Sky's Mountain Village is where it all happens, après ski and through the long, crystal clear nights. The Big Sky Big Four for raucous fun and ear-smashing music are Dante's Inferno, The Alpine Lounge, The Bambu Bar and The Black Bear Bar. It may sound like an old movie by the California Governor, but the Crazy Austrian Show at Chet's Bar in the Huntley Lodge is a must see, and then you can drink the memories away at Chet's happy hour prices. Head down to the Meadow Village if you want to play some billiards, darts and poker, as The Allgoods Bar serves everything up with refreshing brews. Down in the canyon you'll find more games at Buck's T-4 Game Room, and the roadhouse western bars The Half Moon Saloon and The Corral.
The Deal - Big Sky is about 50 miles south of Bozeman and north of West Yellowstone on Montana Hwy. 191. Fly into Bozeman with Delta, Horizon Air, United Express, Northwest or Big Sky Airlines. You might want to rent a car as shuttles to Big Sky are fairly rare and will cost you a pretty penny.
