![]() Many visitors utilize the airport in Bozeman to fly into for a ski vacation. View from Big Sky Resort | Photo Copyright: Brad Laneīig Sky is an hour south of Bozeman and equidistant north of Yellowstone National Park. You are not required to ski these runs to experience the tram, as down-rides are available. This incredibly scenic tram ride leads to several black-diamond runs from the mountain's apex. ![]() It's an absolute skiing destination of the northern Rockies, and while beginners find suitable runs, intermediate and expert skiers have no shortage of big terrain.įor a unique Montana ski experience, visitors to Big Sky can take the Lone Peak Tram to the 11,166-foot summit for 300 degrees of skiable terrain. With snowfall averaging over 400 inches annually and projected season dates spanning more than 4.5 months, it takes multiple seasons to explore all that Big Sky and Lone Mountain have to offer. With over 5,800 skiable acres accessed by 39 lifts, Big Sky Resort is known for providing the "Biggest Skiing in America." This abundant space and plethora of high-speed lifts lend to little or no lift lines, despite the crowds of people that come to make turns every day of the week. Big Sky Resortīig Sky Resort | Photo Copyright: Brad Lane ![]() ![]() And groomers, glades, chutes, and stunning northern Rocky Mountain scenery should be expected on any ski trip in Montana.įind the top slopes with our list of the best ski resorts in Montana. Ski resorts in Montana are mainly in the western half of the state, with a few excellent places to go skiing also near the southern state lines.įrom world-renowned resorts and the big acreage found at places like Big Sky and Whitefish Mountain Resort to family-owned operations like Bridger Bowl and Lost Trail, every level of skier and snowboarder finds something to suit their ability. Come winter, residents and visitors often trade hiking boots and trekking poles for skis and snowboards to shred down some mountain slopes. No matter the time of year, Montana delivers on adventure. We may earn a commission from affiliate links ( ) An extensive Billabong Bus Tour featuring LINES will be going to major cities and snow resorts in Europe and USA in February-March 07.įor a sneak preview of the teaser, go to by Brad Lane Updated Oct 14, 2022 The European premiere is to be held at ISPO in Munich. LINES will be released in January 2007 in the USA, at the SIA in Las Vegas and will be submitted for selection at the Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah (USA). LINES is filmed in HD and 16 mm, and also features exclusive archive footage from the early days in Alaska up until today, provided by the most recognized snowboard film companies such as Standard Films and CinemaSeoane. Quinta Films have capitalized on their experience on producing the much-acclaimed TV series to incorporate an artistic and cinematographic twist to the snowboard action.Īccording to Axel: “LINES will take the spectators through a wide range of emotions, from excitement of watching spectacular footage of knife-ridge helicopter drops, steep descents and huge jumps, to laughter brought by classic situations, but also drama with amazing life stories, accomplishments and lost friends.” “Today, the progression of freestyle snowboarding is coming to a peak and everybody agrees to say that the only possible evolution is to bring technical freestyle into natural terrain, the ultimate form of snowboarding.” LINES shows the evolution of big mountain riding from the late 80’s with the legendary riding of Noah Salasnek, Mike Ranquet or Tom Burt to today’s innovative and technical freestyle brought to the big lines by a new generation of riders (Wolle Nyvelt, Romain De Marchi, Jonaven Moore, Travis Rice) to name a few. “I’ve always wanted to share what I’ve been fortunate to live and experience for the past 15 years, the magnificence of the mountains and surrounding nature, the friendships and stories, the fears and dangers,” he says. LINES, produced by Quinta Films, in collaboration with Absinthe Films and Billabong, is an intimate and in-depth vision of big mountain snowboarding, its heroes and their lifestyle, as seen through the eyes of one of its most illustrious participants, 1999 King of the Hill and Verbier Extreme Champion Axel Pauporté. “Today, big mountain snowboarding is not just a bunch of old guys doing mellow powder turns but young riders bringing freestyle into big lines” – Axel Pauporté.
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