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Virtual Skiing: Local Legends of Big Sky

By Big Sky Resort | May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Big Sky Resort

Big Sky is a big mountain with an even bigger soul. So much of what makes this place special has nothing to do with skiing at all – it’s the people who call this place home. This week, we’re highlighting a few of our local legends. These skiers embody the spirit of Lone Mountain, and each bring a unique flavor of skiing to Big Sky. Without these people, Big Sky wouldn’t be the place it is today. Here’s our fifth installment of Virtual Skiing, taking you into…

Virtual Skiing: The Best of Pond Skim

By Big Sky Resort | April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Big Sky Resort

For our third installment of Virtual Skiing, we’re honoring a Big Sky tradition: Pond Skim. As the holiest of spring skiing holidays, Pond Skim requires sheer determination and killer outfits as contestants try to ski, sink or swim across an Olympic-swimming-pool-sized pond in the base area.  To host this event, the Big Sky Resort Terrain Parks Crew carefully builds the pond out of snow and fills it with water. Despite looking tropical, this water is…

Virtual Skiing: Thank You, Ski Patrol

By Big Sky Resort | April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Big Sky Resort

For our second installment of Virtual Skiing, we wanted to express gratitude to our own team of medical professionals: Big Sky Ski Patrol.

Last Chair with Bob Dixon

By Big Sky Resort | November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 by Big Sky Resort

Outgoing Ski Patrol director Bob Dixon reflects on his career, life, and love of skiing.

Flow-State Resort Days (and how to do it with a 5-year-old)

By Big Sky Resort | October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 by Big Sky Resort

By Tess Weaver Strokes Of the hundreds of reasons why skiing reigns supreme above other sports, perhaps the most underrated is the ability to travel with your child to practically any ski destination in the country and be guaranteed full-day child care and/or ski school. Think about it – surf breaks don’t offer registered childcare under the palapa. Mountain bike trailheads don’t include certified instructors standing by to take your kids for a three-hour lesson.…