Just 20 minutes from downtown Bozeman, Bridger Bowl ranks among the top ski destinations in the United States in both vertical and accessible acres. For snowboarders, Bridger Bowl is a world-class venue, from a dedicated beginner area with its own chairlift to the Ridge’s vertical playground of chutes, snowfields, cliffbands and glades. Cross-country skiiers need only strap on their skis and head out the back door; the greater Bozeman area is home to more than 45 miles of Nordic ski trails.

 

Big Sky alone has more than 3,600 acres and 85 miles of trails. You can ski for nearly a vertical mile from the top of the tram at 11,150 feet elevation to the bottom of the Lone Moose lift, at 6,800 feet, the longest vertical drop of any U.S. resort. There is terrain here for everybody, with 58% for advanced and expert skiers, 25% for intermediate, and 17% beginner. Moonlight Basin features steep, challenging runs. Six lifts serve 1,900 acres of terrain crisscrossed by about 80 trails -- with a precipitous 4,150-foot drop.

 

Both mountains get 400 inches of annual snowfall, with plenty of fresh powder.