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Mountain Attractions In Big Sky

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Big Sky is a census-designated place in Gallatin and Madison counties in southwestern Montana. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,308. It is 45 miles southwest of Bozeman. This unincorporated community straddles both counties, is not considered a town, and does not have a town government. The primary industry of the area is tourism.Big Sky was the dream of television commentator Chet Huntley, a Montana native. Huntley spent his final years on the development of Big Sky. The name Big Sky comes from A. B. Guthrie's popular 1947 novel. Construction began in 1971. The ski lifts, and a post office, opened in 1973.
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Mountain Attractions In Big Sky

  • 1. Lone Peak Big Sky
    Big Sky Resort is a ski resort located in southwestern Montana in Madison County, an hour south of Bozeman via U.S. Highway 191 in Big Sky, Montana. It is the second largest ski resort in the United States by acreage. Big Sky Resort, which opened in late 1973, offers the Biggest Skiing in America with more than 5,800 acres of terrain, a vertical drop of 4,350 ft ., 300 degrees of skiing off of Lone Peak and some of the most consistent snowfall in the country. In July 2013, Big Sky Resort acquired 200 acres on Spirit Mountain, which were previously owned by Spanish Peaks, a private club. In October of the same year, Big Sky Resort acquired the terrain and facilities of Moonlight Basin, a neighboring resort that shared the northern exposure of Lone Mountain.Big Sky Resort also offers meeting...
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