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Moonlight Basin is located just an hour south of Bozeman on Lone Mountain in Big Sky, Montana and opened for skiing in 2003 as the first destination ski resort in the U.S. in 20 years. It has grown into a first-class, year-round destination resort. Skiing at Moonlight Basin offers 80 mapped trails, chutes and glades, making more than 1,900 skiable acres with a vertical drop of 4,150'. The terrain is served by 7 lifts, including Montana's first high-speed, six-passenger chair. At Moonlight Basin you'll have lots of elbow room - short or no lift lines and no crowds. Plus, the terrain's northerly exposure ensures the more than 400 inches of powder that falls each year stays light and dry. Terrain Pick your pleasure. Moonlight Basin has something for everyone. The lower mountain boasts long, gentle groomers - perfect for kids and beginners - that wrap skiers and riders in 360 degree views of Lone Mountain, the Spanish Peaks and the Madison Valley. The area serviced by the Lone Tree Quad gives intermediate and advanced skiers plenty of powder-filled glades and steeps. For the experts, the Headwaters Chair will bring skiers and riders into The Headwaters terrain - some of the steepest inbounds terrain in the Rockies previously only accessible by hiking. This chairlift services nearly a dozen chutes on a massive glacial cirque. Future expansion plans include 3,500 acres and 12 lifts, positioning Moonlight as an attractive addition to Montana's ski areas. Moonlight Basin and Big Sky Resort have teamed up to offer joint lift tickets. Now, skiers and riders can access over 5,500 acres of interconnected trails and lifts - all with one ticket. Off-slope Fun But skiing is not the only activity that makes Moonlight Basin unique - there's plenty to do, on and off the slopes. Visitors can enjoy spa treatments, a health club, dogsledding, snowshoe tours, ice-skating, and swimming in a heated outdoor pool. A concierge service is available to arrange a variety of local activities, including tours of Yellowstone National Park (located just 50 miles from Moonlight Basin), fly fishing, cross-country skiing, sleigh-ride dinners, snowmobile tours, and more! And in 2009, Moonlight Basin will unveil its own Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. Inside Line But Moonlight Basin is more than just great skiing and riding. It's a feeling - friendly, unpretentious, laid-back - a feeling that makes you feel as welcome as you do in your own home. Together with breath-taking scenery and exciting terrain, visitors are welcomed by unmatched friendliness, award-winning customer service and luxuriously appointed lodging. In addition to optional valet parking and other amenities, Mountain Guides are available for mountain tours and to answer any questions you may have about Moonlight Basin and the surrounding area. A complimentary tour of the mountain is available to all first-time visitors at Moonlight Basin. The high-touch ski instruction program promises low child/teacher ratios and even gives learners a progress report to take home. And when hunger get the best of you and your family, a host of on-mountain eateries await.
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Ski Report
Montana
