Top 5 Reasons to Visit Big Sky, Montana:
- Big Sky boasts the Biggest Skiing in America® and is consistently ranked in the top 10
best resorts in North America and the London Sunday Times ranked Big Sky in the top
10 resorts in the world.
- The area surrounding Big Sky has more blue-ribbon trout streams and
lakes in an 80-mile radius than anywhere else in North America
- Just 18 miles to the Yellowstone National Park boundary, and 48 scenic miles from the west entrance of the park
- 10% of Montana remains roadless versus just 2% of the other states in the continental U.S.
- At 147,000 square miles, Montana is the fourth largest state, but still has less than 1 million in populaton
Sources: Colorado College, Prospera Business Network,
Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research
About Our Community
While nearby Gallatin Valley booms on a tech-fed population growth, Big Sky's growth burst currently rides a wave generated by tourism-fed industries. Couple this with a highly educated work force, an annual multi-million dollar resort tax collection and even business owners here have a bona fide excuse to take a few "sick days" of their own.
That's why some call Big Sky one of the last best places. A place where traffic jams are created by moose. Where commutes are never more than eight minutes long. Where opportunities and scenery remain uncrowded and wide open. A place to do business or a place to just unwind for a day or two.
Average Temperatures (Fahrenheit)
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
21° |
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
43° |
| July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
74° |
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
62° |
Average Annual Snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
400 in. |
Elevations
Lone Peak Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
11,166 ft. |
Mountain Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
7,500 ft. |
| Meadow Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
6,200 ft. |
Big Sky Resort
Total skiable vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
4,350 ft. |
Total skiable acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
3,812 |
Moonlight Basin
Total skiable vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
4,150 ft. |
Total skiable acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
1,900 |
Typical Ski Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
Thanksgiving to mid-April |
Average home price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
$550,000 |
Average monthly rental price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
$600-$700 |
The community of Big Sky lies partially in Madison County and partially in Gallatin County. Population estimates based on the 2006 census:
|
| Big Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
2,200-2,500 |
Gallatin County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
87,359 |
Madison County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
7,426 |
State of Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
957,861 |
Big Sky Area Facts
- Year-round population: 2,500-2,700 people
- Big Sky Resort founded in 1973 by NBC broadcaster Chet Huntley
- Lone Peak Summit elevation: 11,166 feet
- Meadow Village elevation: 6,200 feet
- Moonlight Basin ski area opened in 2003
- Big Sky Resort / Moonlight Basin interconnect offers more skiable acres than any other ski area in America
