Big Sky Resort is a 3,832-acre (15.51 km2) ski resort located in southwestern Montana in Madison County, an hour south of Bozeman via U.S. Highway 191 in Big Sky.
Opened in late 1973, Big Sky has grown over the last 35 years. Trademarked as the "Biggest Skiing in America" through the Biggest Skiing in America Pass, skiers and riders have access to over 5,532 acres (22.39 km2). Three-quarters of the vast terrain is Big Sky Resort, with the remaining trails at Moonlight Basin. The Biggest Skiing in America Pass combines the two resorts making Moonlight Basin accessible from the Lone Peak Summit and via the Challenger Lift.
Big Sky Resort also offers meeting space for conferences, weddings and corporate retreats. Other offerings include golf, zipline, frisbee golf, scenic lift rides, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, and tennis.
Three club communities exist adjoined to Big Sky Ski Resort. On Big Sky Resort's southwestern exposure resides the The Yellowstone Club, a 13,450 acre private club with over 2,200 acres of private skiing. The southeastern and east side of Big Sky is The Club at Spanish Peaks, opened in 2004, a 5,700 acre private club community with 350 acres of private skiing and direct access to the combined skiing of Big Sky and Moonlight Basin. Big Sky's neighbor on its north boundary is Moonlight Basin, opened in 2003. It originally began as Moonlight Basin Ranch, a real estate development stemming from the 1992 purchase of 25,000 acres (101 km2) from Plum Creek Timber Company. Spanish Peaks, Big Sky, and Moonlight Basin operate completely on private land.
Read more about Big Sky Resort: Resort History, Activities, Lone Peak Tram, Resort Statistics
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