Big Sky adventures

The immaculately groomed Nordic trails stretch out like corduroy ribbons onto the glistening hillsides around Lone Mountain Ranch. Nearby, 11,166-foot Lone Peak stands majestically over one of North America’s biggest and best alpine ski resorts, where winter storms dump more than 400 inches of fresh Rocky Mountain powder every year. If that’s not enough, Yellowstone National Park is just down the road for epic backcountry skiing and snowshoeing adventures.

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Wed., March 6, 2019

Nordic skiers explore the network trails around Lone Mountain Ranch. The ranch offers 85K of groomed skiing.

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Nordic skiers explore the network trails around Lone Mountain Ranch. The ranch offers 85K of groomed skiing.

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The Horn & Cantle at Lone Mountain Ranch offers high-end food and drinks to visitors.

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Skiers look down from the 11,166-foot summit of Lone Mountain after riding the tram.

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A skier descends one of the groomed intermediate runs at Big Sky under the gaze of Lone Mountain.

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Stacie Mesuda skies Liberty Bowl on the south face of Lone Mountain at Big Sky Resort.

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A skier turns in the Cold Spring chute on the Moonlight side of Big Sky.

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Ali Lukitsch, a naturalist and guide Lone Mountain Ranch, skis along Specimen Creek in Yellowstone National Park.

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Ali Lukitsch, a naturalist and guide for Lone Mountain Ranch, skis the fresh snow in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park.

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