
With challenging terrain in nearly every direction from the peak’s summit, experts can enjoy one of North America’s longest vertical runs.

It takes only one look at Lone Peak to realize that this mountain is an expert or extreme skier’s sanctuary. While intermediate skiers have incredible access and can get the feel of Big Sky’s expert terrain via trails at the base saddle of Lone Peak. Jon Axline, a Transportation Department historian, says around that time the state had built thousands of miles of highways and bridges. Beginners have their own private area without the interference of intermediate or expert skiers in the area between Moonlight Basin’s Pony Express and Derringer lifts. But the story of how Montana became known as the 'Big Sky state' starts with an advertising campaign by the Transportation Department in the 1930s. Skiers and boarders can easily jump back and forth between Moonlight Basin and Big Sky via interconnected lifts and trails. The resort hosts a 4,350 vertical drop of skiing from the impressive and 11,166-foot Lone Peak, which is accessed via its namesake, Lone Peak Tram. There's a lot of skiing to be had at Big Sky and even more than ever thanks to Big Sky's purchase of its sister resort Moonlight Basin. Thanks for being a good neighbor Latest News.

One thing’s for sure on a Big Sky ski trip, your legs are going to get tired, which makes the ski in ski out hot tubs that much sweeter. Kindness, mindfulness, and patience are always welcome in Big Sky.
