This year my wife and I branched out with a few friends (Sigourney and Comiso) and carved up the A-Z chutes. If you have not experienced these chutes I highly recommend doing so next year. To access these chutes you ride up the Challenger "two seater" lift then hike up the spine to the west. The first chute is easy, wide open, and pretty forgiving. For those who are a bit more adventurous keep hiking further up the spine. At some points you are literally walking what feels like a tight rope with serious consequences on each side. Just pray that a gust of wind doesn't decide to sweep thru. We adventured on this quest after a big spring storm which left a perfect blanket of knee deep snow for us to ride on....and did I mention it was a blue bird day. I had many exhilarating days on the hill this past season and I already find myself dreaming of next winters cold smoke....
Big Sky Bragging Rights:
Bigger than Vail. Bigger than Aspen's Ajax, Buttermilk, Highlands and Snowmass combined. More vertical than Jackson Hole. And all one private lift away. The snow is deep. The powder pure. And the lift lines not long enough to catch your breath. Winter cloaks Lone Peak with an average 400-inch snowfall on an astounding 6,000 acres. With 23 lifts, 220 runs, and 4,350 feet of vertical drop, Big Sky is skiing the way this sport was meant to be enjoyed-uncrowded, with fun and challenge around every turn.
Bigger than Vail. Bigger than Aspen's Ajax, Buttermilk, Highlands and Snowmass combined. More vertical than Jackson Hole. And all one private lift away. The snow is deep. The powder pure. And the lift lines not long enough to catch your breath. Winter cloaks Lone Peak with an average 400-inch snowfall on an astounding 6,000 acres. With 23 lifts, 220 runs, and 4,350 feet of vertical drop, Big Sky is skiing the way this sport was meant to be enjoyed-uncrowded, with fun and challenge around every turn.
