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      Big Sky Resort offers over 40 miles of gravity fed trails for Beginners to Pros. A healthy mix of Flow Trails and Technical Trails for all ability levels. Swift Current, Explorer, and Thunder Wolf operate daily from 9:00am to 4:45pm.
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      Land Status: Ski Resort
      Huntley Lodge google parking directions
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      Bike Park Details
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      • 19
      • 13
      • 11

      Region Status
      Caution as of Sep 13, 2020
      Day Ticket
      $39 USD
      Uplift Type
      Chair Lift
      Season end
      Sep 28

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      224
      Trails Mountain Bike
      56
      Trails E-Bike
      2
      Trails Hike
      4
      Trails Trail Running
      3
      Trails Horse
      1
      Trails Downhill Ski
      166
      Total Distance
      154 miles
      Total Descent
      118,614 ft
      Total Vertical
      5,276 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      11,151 ft
      Reports
      265
      Photos
      179
      Ridden Counter
      16,465

      Outside+ Logo Articles

      Destination Guide: Where to Sleep, Eat, Drink, and Play in Big Sky
      May 28, 2021 from skimag.com
      From lodging to après, a ski traveler's guide to Montana's adventure mecca.
      Race Report: Mitch Ropelato & Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener
      Aug 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
      8 stages and roughly 5000 feet of climbing dispersed between the transitions.
      Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT
      Aug 7, 2019 from pinkbike.com
      For its penultimate stop of 2019, the Big Mountain Enduro made its way to Southwest Montana.
      Race Report: Round 3 of the 2019 Montana Enduro Series - Big Sky Resort
      Jul 30, 2019 from pinkbike.com
      From low angle flow to the steepest of rock waterfalls and root filled chutes.

      Photos of Big Sky Resort Mountain Bike

      trail: Revenge
      32 |
      May 11, 2022 @ 9:20pm
      May 11, 2022
      trail: Blue Room
      39 |
      Nov 7, 2021 @ 11:50am
      Nov 7, 2021
      trail: Elbow
      230 |
      Aug 28, 2016 @ 9:35am
      Aug 28, 2016
      trail: Snake Charmer
      211 |
      Aug 28, 2016 @ 8:52am
      Aug 28, 2016
      trail: Snake Charmer
      122 |
      Aug 10, 2016 @ 9:04am
      Aug 10, 2016
      trail: Elbow
      165 |
      Aug 8, 2015 @ 8:07am
      Aug 8, 2015
      trail: Soul Hole
      231 |
      Aug 24, 2009 @ 7:15am
      Aug 24, 2009
      trail: Soul Hole
      264 |
      Sep 10, 2005 @ 7:00pm
      Sep 10, 2005

      Videos of Big Sky Resort Mountain Bike

      Big sky Resort Lobo
      trail: Lobo
      84 | May 8, 2022
      MES Practice Day 1
      trail: Lobo
      | Oct 18, 2021
      Road Gap Crash
      trail: Joker Lips
      185 | Jun 26, 2021
      Kaylie’s Friday Fail
      trail: Joker Lips
      0:29 | 150 | Aug 10, 2020
      big sky gambler to elbow to ninja marmot
      trail: Elbow
      12:08 | 165 | Aug 11, 2019
      Big Sky gambler to elbow to ninja marmot
      trail: Elbow
      10:22 | 92 | Jul 22, 2019
      Ninja marmot with unicon mount test
      1:46 | 119 | Sep 3, 2018
      Big Sky Revenge
      trail: Revenge
      5:26 | 441 | Aug 30, 2018

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Madison Loop
      Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:05pm
      Jul 1, 2022
      DryDry and clear, I think they raked it.masonskis
      Happy Hooves
      Jun 29, 2022 @ 8:37pm
      Jun 29, 2022
      VariableLower section (below road crossing) has a...nedersotan
      Mountain to Meadow
      Jun 24, 2022 @ 1:57pm
      Jun 24, 2022
      Idealcrbondurant
      Ambush Loop DT
      Jun 18, 2022 @ 1:37pm
      Jun 18, 2022
      Drybbusch
      Flicker
      Sep 26, 2021 @ 7:41pm
      Sep 26, 2021
      DryBest trail on the mountain, hands down....committofun
      Otter Slide
      Sep 4, 2021 @ 8:57am
      Sep 4, 2021
      Very Drycackerman3
      Buck Creek
      Jul 31, 2021 @ 4:53pm
      Jul 31, 2021
      DryRecent rains made it tight! Goblin Heads...masonskis
      Snake Charmer
      Jul 11, 2021 @ 9:24am
      Jul 11, 2021
      Very Dryevasive MBG
      Joker Lips
      Jul 6, 2021 @ 10:47am
      Jul 6, 2021
      DryMikeyMT
      Ambush Loop
      Jul 6, 2021 @ 10:47am
      Jul 6, 2021
      DryMikeyMT

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      user #1464425MasterB7riddentrailYogis
      Jul 5, 2022 @ 10:50pm
      4 hours
      user #2857100edparadisewishlisttrailMountain to Meadow
      Jul 4, 2022 @ 2:21pm
      2 days
      user #1054463masonskisaddreportMadison Loop
      Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:05pm
      Jul 1, 2022
      user #3092086MatthBr3txwishlisttrailAmbush Loop DT
      Jun 30, 2022 @ 9:41am
      Jun 30, 2022
      user #853274nedersotanvotetrailBlue Room (Lower)
      Jun 29, 2022 @ 8:49pm
      Jun 29, 2022

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #853274nedersotantrailBlue Room (Lower)At least currently, there are small berms on a...
      Jun 29, 2022 @ 8:40pm
      Jun 29, 2022
      user #2451820SeanKendalltrailMadison LoopThis is is not been maintained in quite some...
      Jun 17, 2022 @ 12:59pm
      Jun 17, 2022
      user #2432042SherritLZtyKtrailUlery's Lake LoopAlso, resort considers this a multi-use trail....
      Sep 22, 2021 @ 3:01pm
      Sep 22, 2021
      user #2432042SherritLZtyKtrailUlery's Lake LoopThis trail is called Lodge Loop on 90% of...
      Sep 22, 2021 @ 2:58pm
      Sep 22, 2021
      user #2367584Jflasha406trailTrapperThis trail is named Scherminator. Built and...
      Aug 11, 2021 @ 9:24am
      Aug 11, 2021

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Big Sky Community Trail System 12 14 14.9 km
      Southern Gallatin Range 4 15 810.4 km
      Madison Range 9 1318.7 km
      Northern Gallatin Range 18 35 26 323.7 km
      Moser 4 18 1 127.6 km

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      Pinkbike Articles

      Aug 26, 2020
      Race Report: Mitch Ropelato &amp; Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener Race Report: Mitch Ropelato & Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener
      8 stages and roughly 5000 feet of climbing dispersed between the transitions.
      Aug 7, 2019
      Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT
      For its penultimate stop of 2019, the Big Mountain Enduro made its way to Southwest Montana.
      Jul 30, 2019
      Race Report: Round 3 of the 2019 Montana Enduro Series - Big Sky Resort Race Report: Round 3 of the 2019 Montana Enduro Series - Big Sky Resort
      From low angle flow to the steepest of rock waterfalls and root filled chutes.

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike5661 miles29,862 ft45 miles2,277 ft
      #741#380179264144,164
      E-Bike28 miles2,654 ft5 miles2,277 ft
      #2,731#59622811
      Hike46 miles3,363 ft6 miles5,259 ft
      #9,210#4,180233152
      Trail Running35 miles1,398 ft4 miles2,792 ft
      #9,187#4,152233150
      Horse14 miles1,194 ft4 miles1,165 ft
      77
      Downhill Ski16687 miles85,591 ft83 miles4,321 ft
      #2411,075
      • By dirtypete & contributors
      • Admins: BSCO, SWMMBA-BS, BSR
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