Distinctly Montana Magazine
Issue link: https://digital.distinctlymontana.com/i/913324
D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 14 NAME BEAR PAW SKI BOWL BIG SKY RESORT BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN BRIDGER BOWL SKI AREA DISCOVERY SKI AREA GREAT DIVIDE LOOKOUT PASS SKI & RECREATION AREA LOST TRAIL POWDER MOUNTAIN MAVERICK MOUNTAIN MONTANA SNOWBOWL RED LODGE MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN MONTANA TURNER MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN RESORT LOCATION HAVRE 29 miles south of Havre on the Chippewa Cree Recreation Area BIG SKY Midway between Bozeman and West Yellowstone LAKESIDE On the west shore of Flathead Lake BOZEMAN ANACONDA MARYSVILLE 25 miles west-northwest of Helena Off I-90 on the Idaho & Montana border just north of Wallace, ID GIBBONSVILLE, ID on the border of Montana and Idaho POLARIS Just off the Pioneer Mountain Scenic Byway MISSOULA RED LODGE NEIHART LIBBY 22 miles north of Libby WHITEFISH EST. ANNUAL SNOWFALL 140 inches 400+ inches 250 inches 350 inches 215 inches 180 inches 400+ inches 325 inches 250 inches 300 inches 250 inches 240 inches 250 inches 300 inches BASE ELEVATION 4,200 ft 6,800 ft 5,236 ft 6,100 ft 6,480 ft 5,900 ft 4,500 ft 6,400 ft 6,080 ft 5,000 ft 7,433 ft 6,800 ft 3,842 ft 4,464 ft TOP ELEVATION 5,280 ft 11,166 ft 6,780 ft 8,700 ft 8,158 ft 7,330 ft 5,650 ft 8,200 ft 9,000 ft 7,600 ft 9,416 ft 2,200 ft 5,952 ft 6,817 ft VERTICAL DROP 900 ft 4,350 ft 1,440 ft 2,700 ft 2,388 ft 1,500 ft 1,150 ft 1,800 ft 2,020 ft 2,600 ft 1,983 ft 1,400 ft 2,110 ft 2,353 ft TERRAIN NO. OF LIFTS 1 chair lift 23 chair lifts/ 11 surface lifts 3 chair lifts/ 1 handle tow 1 quad, 5 triple, 2 double chair lifts 5 triple, 2 doubles, 1 surface lift 5 chairlifts 1 handle tow 3 double and 1 triple chair lifts 5 double chair lifts 3 rope tows 1 double chair lift 1 handle tow 2 chair lifts, 1 T-bar, handle tow 1 quad, 1 triple and 3 double chairs, 1 magic carpet 1 triple, 2 double chairs and 1 magic carpet 1 double chair lift 14 lifts: 3 high speed quads, 2 quads, 6 triples, 1 easy carpet, 2 T-bars NO. OF TRAILS 24 300 24 75+ 67 110+ 34 60+ 24 39 65 36 22 105 D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A • W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 14