"You know you're in Big Sky, Montana, when:

1 You have the slopes to yourself Big Sky may not share the glory of the glitzy resort towns in Colorado and Utah, but with more snow and open space, this undersung skiing nirvana can rest on its own laurels.

From the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak Mountain, there’s nothing below you but wide-open slopes and powder bowls with sweeping views across Montana and Wyoming.

Between the town’s two ski resorts―Big Sky and Moonlight Basin―there are three mountains used by an average of only 2,500 skiers per day ... it works out to 2 acres per skier.

That means long, floating runs and nonexistent lift lines.

2 You’ve never seen so much powder Low humidity and moderate temperatures give Big Sky its characteristic “cold smoke” powder (it’s also the name of a local microbrew). " ---Read more about Big Sky Vacations at Sunset Magazine

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