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Big Sky ski runs

294 named runs · about 123 miles of skiing · 6,840 to 11,150 ft

Green 22% (27.5 mi)Blue 36% (44.7 mi)Black 30% (37.4 mi)Double black 11% (13.2 mi)

Share of the mountain by length of run, not number of trails, measured from the mapped runs.

Steepest

  1. The Wave 51°
  2. 5th Gully 51°
  3. Headwaters Hiking Area 50°
  4. Castro's 50°
  5. Three Forks 49°

Longest

  1. Horseshoe 13,900 ft
  2. Meriwether 10,000 ft
  3. Pacifier 10,000 ft
  4. White Wing 9,300 ft
  5. Lookout Ridge 8,600 ft

Holds snow best

  1. Hellroaring 28% sun
  2. Cold Spring 28% sun
  3. Firehole 29% sun
  4. Alder Gulch 30% sun
  5. Bolivia 30% sun

Longest greens

  1. Pacifier 10,000 ft
  2. White Wing 9,300 ft
  3. Little Calf 8,500 ft
  4. Mr. K 8,400 ft
  5. Deep South 7,800 ft

Every run on the mountain

Hover a run for its name. The thicker runs have their own pages; tap one to open it.

All 294 runs

RunRatingVerticalLength SteepestAvg pitchFacesHolds snow
Lower Pinnacles Double black 587 ft 1,305 ft — 29° SE Poor
Kircher's Cliffs Double black 728 ft — — 46° SE —
Upper Pinnacles Double black 602 ft 1,466 ft — 26° SE Poor
DTM Double black 454 ft 751 ft — 38° NE Good
The Wave Double black 569 ft 998 ft 51° 35° SE Poor
5th Gully Double black 609 ft 904 ft 51° 43° NE Excellent
Headwaters Hiking Area Double black 1,188 ft — 50° 42° NE —
Castro's Double black 1,047 ft 1,862 ft 50° 35° SE Poor
Three Forks Double black 1,454 ft 2,605 ft 49° 35° NE Excellent
Horseshoe Bowl Double black 383 ft — 49° 35° N —
Hells Half Face Black 876 ft 1,546 ft 49° 36° N Excellent
Upper A-Z Chutes Double black 565 ft — 48° 39° SE —
2nd Gully Double black 711 ft 1,099 ft 48° 41° E Good
6th Gully Double black 580 ft 861 ft 48° 43° NE Excellent
4th Gully Double black 655 ft 994 ft 48° 42° NE Good
Dictator Chutes Double black 1,052 ft 1,914 ft 47° 34° SE Poor
3rd Gully Double black 754 ft 1,160 ft 46° 41° NE Good
Big Couloir Double black 1,202 ft 2,327 ft 46° 32° NE Good
Vuarnet Cliffs Double black 582 ft 1,108 ft 46° 33° SE Poor
1st Gully Double black 695 ft 1,115 ft 46° 39° E Average
Dirtbag Wall Double black 599 ft — 46° 41° S —
A-Z Chutes Double black 718 ft — 46° 39° S —
Whitetail Black 1,388 ft 2,391 ft 45° 36° NE Excellent
Rips Double black 1,607 ft 5,137 ft 45° 19° N Excellent
Rock Pocket Double black 405 ft 940 ft 45° 26° NE Good
Firehole Double black 1,049 ft 1,819 ft 45° 36° N Excellent
Ace Double black 442 ft 709 ft 44° 39° S Poor
Hellroaring Double black 1,028 ft 1,729 ft 44° 37° N Excellent
King Double black 410 ft 670 ft 43° 38° SE Poor
Obsidian Double black 491 ft 1,065 ft 43° 28° NE Excellent
Rockville Bowl Double black 628 ft 1,968 ft 43° 20° SE Poor
Tohelluride Double black 851 ft 2,051 ft 42° 25° S Poor
Otter Slide Double black 300 ft 576 ft 42° 32° SE Poor
North Summit Snowfield Double black 712 ft 1,520 ft 42° 28° N Excellent
Great Falls Double black 1,003 ft 2,520 ft 42° 25° N Excellent
Class 4 Black 757 ft 1,586 ft 42° 31° NE Excellent
Marx Double black 1,380 ft 2,799 ft 42° 30° SE Poor
Little Tree Double black 650 ft 1,222 ft 42° 33° SE Poor
Marlboro Country Double black 707 ft 1,905 ft 42° 22° E Average
Big Rock Tongue Double black 834 ft 2,070 ft 41° 24° E Good
Blackrock Gully Black 400 ft 904 ft 41° 27° NE Good
Outer Limits Double black 207 ft 410 ft 41° 31° N Excellent
Cold Spring Double black 760 ft 1,347 ft 41° 35° N Excellent
Highway Black 968 ft 2,138 ft 41° 27° SE Poor
Three Moons Double black 519 ft 1,061 ft 41° 30° S Poor
Lenin Double black 1,206 ft 2,330 ft 40° 31° SE Poor
Alder Gulch Double black 783 ft 1,387 ft 40° 35° N Excellent
Snake Pit Double black 1,178 ft 3,162 ft 40° 22° E Below average
Buffalo Jump Black 791 ft 3,032 ft 40° 15° E Below average
Great White Black 128 ft 221 ft 40° 36° NE Excellent
Parachute Double black 434 ft 956 ft 40° 28° S Poor
Exit Chute Double black 382 ft 980 ft 40° 24° N Excellent
Bad Dog Gully Black 368 ft 1,121 ft 40° 20° NE Good
Beargrass Black 502 ft 1,643 ft 39° 18° SE Poor
Dead Top Black 470 ft 1,667 ft 39° 17° E Below average
Midnight Black 828 ft 2,116 ft 39° 23° NE Excellent
Rice Bowl Black 249 ft 725 ft 38° 21° N Excellent
Bacon Rind Black 644 ft 1,387 ft 38° 28° SE Poor
17 Green Black 826 ft 2,031 ft 38° 24° E Below average
Deepwater Bowl Double black 783 ft — 38° 28° NW —
Trapline Black 830 ft 3,347 ft 38° 15° NE Good
War Dance Black 936 ft 2,576 ft 38° 22° NE Excellent
Todd's Hole Black 560 ft 1,397 ft 38° 24° NE Excellent
Ram's Glade Black 375 ft 1,079 ft 37° 21° NW Good
Lone Tree Double black 640 ft 1,745 ft 37° 22° NE Good
Peru Double black 586 ft 1,175 ft 37° 30° N Excellent
South Wall Black 448 ft — 37° 28° NE —
PB&J Way Black 408 ft 1,853 ft 37° 13° NE Average
Headwaters Bowl Double black 686 ft 1,486 ft 37° 28° NW Excellent
Low Bench Black 451 ft — 37° 27° NE —
Bolivia Double black 361 ft 724 ft 36° 30° N Excellent
Stutzman's Rock Double black 435 ft 1,100 ft 36° 24° N Excellent
Chicken Head Bowl Black 551 ft 2,167 ft 36° 15° SE Poor
Pine Marten Black 506 ft 2,086 ft 36° 15° NE Good
Cron's Double black 360 ft 934 ft 36° 23° NE Good
Liberty Bowl Double black 1,168 ft 2,451 ft 36° 29° S Poor
Bone Crusher Hiking Area Black 570 ft — 35° 29° SE —
Never Sweat Black 651 ft 2,349 ft 35° 16° SE Poor
Mad Wolf Black 763 ft 1,885 ft 35° 24° E Average
Stillwater Bowl Black 554 ft — 35° 25° N —
Double Jack Black 868 ft 3,418 ft 35° 15° N Excellent
Runaway Black 851 ft 3,116 ft 35° 16° N Excellent
Grizzly Black 666 ft 1,918 ft 35° 21° N Excellent
St. Alphonse Trees Black 595 ft 1,349 ft 35° 26° SE Poor
Broken Heart Black 1,221 ft 4,528 ft 35° 16° NE Good
Blue Room Black 576 ft 1,774 ft 34° 19° N Excellent
Old Faithful Black 286 ft 1,175 ft 34° 14° N Good
Moonlight Black 1,117 ft 2,677 ft 34° 25° NE Excellent
Dakota Gully Black 945 ft 2,386 ft 34° 23° S Poor
Dude Park Black 394 ft 1,024 ft 34° 23° SE Poor
Steep & Deep Black 445 ft 1,135 ft 34° 23° E Poor
Mine Shaft Black 354 ft 921 ft 33° 23° NE Excellent
Yellow Mule Black 1,300 ft 4,381 ft 33° 17° SE Poor
Paradise Black 564 ft 1,211 ft 33° 28° SE Poor
Bear's Lair Black 1,097 ft 2,906 ft 33° 23° E Average
Highline Black 407 ft 1,130 ft 32° 21° NW Good
Crazy Raven Black 604 ft 2,116 ft 32° 17° NE Good
Bobcat Black 1,099 ft 3,585 ft 32° 18° N Excellent
Ulery's Trace Black 509 ft 1,579 ft 32° 19° E Poor
Patrol Trees Black 229 ft 754 ft 32° 18° N Excellent
Iron Maiden Black 652 ft 1,824 ft 32° 21° NE Good
Upper Africa Black 233 ft 697 ft 31° 20° NW Average
Bavarian Forest Black 1,172 ft 3,300 ft 31° 21° S Poor
Timberwolf Black 273 ft 781 ft 31° 21° E Below average
Marshall Black 544 ft 1,992 ft 31° 16° NE Average
Badlands Black 999 ft 3,225 ft 31° 18° S Poor
Clark's Black 147 ft 446 ft 31° 20° E Below average
Hippy Highway Blue 639 ft 5,692 ft 31° 7° S Poor
Moose Drop Black 154 ft 397 ft 31° 23° E Poor
Stump Farm Black 586 ft 1,844 ft 30° 19° E Poor
Broken Arrow Black 831 ft 2,488 ft 30° 20° NE Excellent
White Pine Black 226 ft 895 ft 30° 15° SE Poor
Pack Saddle Glades Black 619 ft 2,068 ft 30° 18° SE Poor
Upper Bearcat Gully Black 238 ft 723 ft 30° 19° E Below average
Take a Bough Black 701 ft 4,197 ft 30° 10° E Below average
The Bowl Black 389 ft — 30° 26° E —
Bitteroot Black 297 ft 1,268 ft 30° 14° SE Poor
Nebraska Black 236 ft 962 ft 29° 14° E Poor
White Witch Blue 340 ft 1,383 ft 29° 14° NE Good
Aspen Meadows Black 579 ft 1,632 ft 29° 21° S Poor
Single Jack Black 833 ft 3,296 ft 29° 15° N Excellent
Lone Moose Black 884 ft 2,516 ft 29° 21° N Excellent
Shaftway Black 597 ft 3,029 ft 29° 12° NE Good
Rock Valley Black 713 ft 2,220 ft 29° 19° S Poor
Magic Meadows Blue 508 ft 1,901 ft 29° 16° NE Good
Wolf Den Black 540 ft 1,638 ft 29° 19° NE Average
Low Dog Blue 637 ft 4,285 ft 29° 9° NE Average
Africa Blue 489 ft 1,417 ft 29° 20° NW Good
Woodward Black 258 ft 636 ft 29° 24° NE Excellent
Ski time Blue 378 ft 1,061 ft 28° 21° SE Poor
Blackfoot Black 709 ft 2,251 ft 28° 18° NW Excellent
Liftline Cut Black 609 ft 2,210 ft 28° 16° E Average
Forbidden Forest Blue 383 ft 1,751 ft 28° 13° SE Poor
Country Club Black 260 ft 649 ft 28° 24° SE Poor
Whitebark Black 331 ft 1,393 ft 28° 14° NW Average
Jockstrap Black 359 ft 1,052 ft 28° 20° SE Poor
Bad Dog Black 526 ft 1,871 ft 28° 17° NE Excellent
Erika's Black 615 ft 1,837 ft 28° 20° S Poor
High Tide Green 393 ft 3,357 ft 28° 7° E Below average
Screaming Left Black 624 ft 2,447 ft 28° 15° SE Poor
Larkspur Black 981 ft 3,463 ft 27° 17° SE Poor
Powder River Blue 884 ft 4,287 ft 27° 12° NE Average
Elk Park Ridge Blue 1,451 ft 5,136 ft 27° 17° E Average
Chuckles Blue 260 ft 1,268 ft 27° 12° E Below average
Elkhorn Black 1,615 ft 7,756 ft 27° 12° N Good
Soul Hole Black 782 ft 3,759 ft 27° 13° E Below average
Great Falls Gully Double black 712 ft 3,587 ft 26° 12° N Good
Yogi's Black 360 ft 1,843 ft 26° 12° SE Poor
Silver Knife Blue 719 ft 2,414 ft 26° 17° NW Excellent
White Fang Green 177 ft 1,203 ft 26° 9° NE Average
Cardio Trio Black 828 ft 2,351 ft 26° 21° S Poor
Wolverine Black 552 ft 2,147 ft 26° 15° E Average
Bluebird Blue 290 ft 1,201 ft 26° 14° E Poor
Big Horn Blue 1,712 ft 7,816 ft 26° 13° NE Average
Everett's Anger Black 629 ft 1,979 ft 26° 19° E Average
Madison Avenue Blue 997 ft 3,323 ft 26° 18° E Average
Snakebite Black 316 ft 840 ft 26° 22° N Excellent
Colter's Hell Black 483 ft 1,456 ft 26° 20° N Excellent
Ice House Blue 755 ft 3,007 ft 26° 15° NE Good
Lupine Blue 577 ft 2,701 ft 26° 12° SE Poor
Meriwether Blue 1,740 ft 9,961 ft 26° 10° N Good
Moonshine Black 603 ft 2,367 ft 26° 15° E Average
Congo Blue 437 ft 1,218 ft 26° 21° NW Excellent
Pomp Blue 816 ft 3,260 ft 26° 15° SE Poor
Comet Black 70 ft 774 ft 26° 5° N Excellent
Ambush Meadows Blue 435 ft 1,508 ft 25° 17° NW Good
Middle River Green 445 ft 3,562 ft 25° 8° S Poor
Elk Park Meadows Blue 813 ft 2,435 ft 25° 20° E Poor
Lookout Ridge Blue 1,715 ft 8,644 ft 25° 12° N Good
Gator Way Green 137 ft 2,175 ft 25° 4° NE Below average
Whiskey Blue 347 ft 1,684 ft 25° 12° N Good
Marmot Meadows Blue 289 ft 1,176 ft 25° 14° E Poor
Lone Creek Gully Black 535 ft 3,197 ft 25° 10° NE Good
Tippy's Tumble Blue 810 ft 3,529 ft 25° 13° NW Good
Hook 'em Home Blue 291 ft 1,090 ft 25° 16° E Below average
Lobo Blue 1,104 ft 5,057 ft 25° 13° E Below average
Lower Bearcat Gully Black 412 ft 1,374 ft 25° 18° SE Poor
Broken promise Black 319 ft 1,693 ft 25° 11° N Excellent
Chuck's Run Blue 392 ft 1,899 ft 25° 12° SE Poor
Old Tippy's Blue 344 ft 1,083 ft 24° 19° NW Excellent
Mule Skinner Blue 675 ft 3,922 ft 24° 10° SE Poor
Legend Black 115 ft 428 ft 24° 16° E Below average
Community Matters Black 226 ft 1,288 ft 24° 10° N Good
Hollywood Black 217 ft 671 ft 24° 19° E Below average
Upper Sunlight Blue 610 ft 2,400 ft 24° 15° S Poor
Morningstar Blue 817 ft 3,653 ft 24° 13° SE Poor
Hangman's Blue 1,046 ft 3,820 ft 24° 16° NW Good
Crazy Horse Blue 1,418 ft 8,514 ft 24° 10° E Below average
Jackrabbit Blue 185 ft 1,008 ft 24° 11° NW Average
Ambush Glades Black 613 ft 2,297 ft 24° 16° NW Good
Dodgeball Green 461 ft 5,518 ft 24° 6° NW Average
Madagascar Blue 299 ft 932 ft 24° 19° NW Excellent
Huntley Hollow Blue 413 ft 2,604 ft 24° 9° E Below average
El Dorado Blue 1,191 ft 5,820 ft 23° 12° SE Poor
Flyrock Gully Black 190 ft 956 ft 23° 12° NE Good
Twin Tunnels Green 181 ft 2,257 ft 23° 6° E Below average
Riffle Blue 236 ft 996 ft 23° 14° SE Poor
Ambush Blue 1,049 ft 3,935 ft 23° 16° NW Good
Congo Line Blue 251 ft 969 ft 23° 15° NW Good
South Glades Black 153 ft 771 ft 23° 12° SW Poor
Ponderosa Blue 708 ft 3,229 ft 23° 13° SE Poor
Lobo Meadows Blue 681 ft 3,448 ft 23° 12° E Below average
Trembler Blue 1,359 ft 8,170 ft 23° 10° NE Average
Spotted Elk Black 820 ft 2,776 ft 23° 17° NW Good
Fast Lane Blue 866 ft 5,479 ft 23° 9° E Below average
Horseshoe Blue 1,994 ft 13,879 ft 23° 8° NE Average
Silver Fox Gully Blue 106 ft 448 ft 23° 14° E Average
Gun Mount Black 320 ft 1,152 ft 23° 16° E Below average
Grizzly Meadows Black 587 ft 2,904 ft 23° 12° NW Good
Low Bid Blue 120 ft 1,339 ft 22° 5° NE Good
Diamond Hitch Green 203 ft 1,191 ft 22° 11° NE Average
Calamity Jane Blue 1,451 ft 6,878 ft 22° 12° E Below average
Wapiti Blue 107 ft 643 ft 22° 10° N Good
Park Avenue Blue 634 ft 2,904 ft 22° 13° NW Good
Sticks & Stones Black 174 ft 711 ft 22° 14° E Average
Taylor's Trees Black 661 ft 2,786 ft 22° 14° E Below average
Lower Pine Marten Black 417 ft 2,397 ft 22° 10° NW Good
Blue Moon Blue 854 ft 5,976 ft 22° 8° NE Average
Freemont's Forest Blue 696 ft 3,084 ft 22° 13° SE Poor
Plenty Coup Blue 488 ft 3,763 ft 22° 8° S Poor
Bootlegger Green 91 ft 1,517 ft 21° 4° E Below average
Sunlight Blue 551 ft 2,500 ft 21° 13° S Poor
Robbie's Runout Blue 385 ft 1,729 ft 21° 13° NE Good
Safari Blue 854 ft 4,101 ft 21° 12° NW Good
Big Tree Cutoff Black 599 ft 3,225 ft 21° 11° NE Good
Papa Bear Green 56 ft 631 ft 21° 6° NE Average
Shady Chute Black 320 ft 1,185 ft 21° 16° NE Average
Gambler Green 193 ft 1,902 ft 21° 7° NE Average
Jaws Blue 272 ft 1,535 ft 21° 11° NE Good
Lone Creek Blue 242 ft 1,648 ft 21° 9° NE Average
Swifty Park Blue 411 ft 2,534 ft 20° 10° E Below average
Daku's Dip Blue 191 ft 852 ft 20° 13° NW Good
Iron Horse Black 134 ft 832 ft 20° 9° E Below average
Sacajawea Green 838 ft 3,802 ft 20° 13° SE Poor
Deep South Green 1,191 ft 7,772 ft 20° 9° SE Poor
Lone Wolf Green 351 ft 2,446 ft 20° 9° E Below average
Natawista Green 708 ft 6,953 ft 20° 6° N Good
Bozeman Trail Green 350 ft 5,855 ft 19° 4° NE Below average
Black & Blue Blue 255 ft 1,605 ft 19° 9° NE Average
Little Thunder Green 176 ft 1,187 ft 19° 9° SW Poor
Outlook Way Green 117 ft 1,596 ft 19° 4° E Below average
Wolf Green 129 ft 975 ft 19° 8° E Poor
Coulee Blue 282 ft 1,708 ft 19° 10° NE Good
Chet's Knob Blue 283 ft 2,295 ft 19° 7° E Below average
Little Ewe Green 405 ft 1,922 ft 19° 12° SE Poor
Yaak Blue 81 ft 391 ft 19° 12° N Good
Old Cow Flats Blue 181 ft 1,029 ft 19° 10° S Poor
The Nile Blue 111 ft 538 ft 19° 12° N Good
Jay Walk Green 214 ft 1,601 ft 19° 8° NE Average
Porcupine Blue 146 ft 765 ft 19° 11° NE Good
White Wing Green 1,430 ft 9,294 ft 18° 9° E Below average
Wagon Train Green 736 ft 4,215 ft 18° 10° N Good
Mr. K Green 1,403 ft 8,397 ft 18° 10° E Below average
Bear Back Blue 271 ft 1,104 ft 18° 14° NE Good
Harbor's Natural Halfpipe Blue 451 ft 2,274 ft 18° 12° E Below average
Lizette Blue 596 ft 2,607 ft 18° 13° E Poor
Cow Flats Blue 809 ft 6,539 ft 18° 7° S Poor
Alpine Meadows Green 180 ft 2,414 ft 18° 6° E Below average
Smithy Green 231 ft 1,759 ft 18° 8° N Good
Cinnabar Green 1,109 ft 7,226 ft 18° 9° N Good
Wild Bill Blue 251 ft 1,045 ft 18° 14° E Below average
Cupajo Green 296 ft 2,033 ft 17° 8° NW Average
Dogwood/Lost Frontier Black 253 ft 1,389 ft 17° 11° E Below average
White Otter Green 168 ft 2,242 ft 17° 5° NE Below average
Giddy Up Blue 134 ft 697 ft 17° 11° N Excellent
Rudy Blue 152 ft 739 ft 17° 12° NE Average
Stage Fright Green 183 ft 1,358 ft 17° 8° N Good
Playground Green 201 ft 1,112 ft 17° 11° NE Average
Little Calf Green 1,244 ft 8,547 ft 16° 8° NE Average
Stumpy's Blue 145 ft 764 ft 16° 11° E Below average
Springville Green 60 ft 289 ft 16° 12° NE Good
Lois Lane Green 275 ft 1,991 ft 16° 8° NE Average
White Magic Blue 272 ft 2,058 ft 15° 8° SE Poor
Horseshoe Cutoff Green 336 ft 2,168 ft 15° 9° NE Average
Lower Trapline Black 234 ft 1,566 ft 15° 9° N Average
Little Dogie Green 468 ft 3,239 ft 14° 8° E Below average
Swift Bear Green 139 ft 989 ft 14° 8° SW Poor
Big Horn Cut-Off Blue 112 ft 980 ft 14° 7° SE Poor
Pacifier Green 1,207 ft 9,951 ft 14° 7° NW Average
Buckaroo Green 101 ft 737 ft 13° 8° NE Good
Lazy Jack Green 464 ft 3,883 ft 13° 7° NE Average
Sugar N Spice Green 87 ft 801 ft 13° 6° E Below average
Short Stack Blue 69 ft 467 ft 13° 9° N Good
Six Shooter SPMC Green 47 ft 502 ft 12° 6° E Below average
Meriwether Cuttoff Blue 213 ft 1,954 ft 12° 6° NE Average
To Southern Comfort Green 276 ft 3,307 ft 12° 5° S Poor
Stacey's Way Green 214 ft 2,190 ft 11° 6° NW Average
Pony Express Green 133 ft 1,436 ft 11° 5° SE Poor
Glacier Way Green 57 ft 776 ft 11° 4° N Average
Drover Green 193 ft 2,092 ft 10° 6° N Good
Duck Walk Blue 411 ft 3,803 ft 10° 6° SE Poor
Upper Morningstar Blue 6 ft 112 ft 9° 3° E Below average
Clubhouse Loop Green 106 ft 2,189 ft 9° 3° NE Below average
Hideaway Green 80 ft 1,807 ft 9° 3° N Good

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line; "holds snow" ranks each run's winter sun against every run we've measured. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap.