I am moving to bozeman and am not sure which pass to go for. On one end bridger is so close, with cool terrain and generally gets more snow but i hear has bad crowds. On the other end big sky is absolutely massive with terrain that can scare you and no crowds. does anyone have advice/preference?
Aug 19 2014 12:43PM
Aug 19 2014 1:35PM
Get the Bronze pass to Big Sky (399) and a Mid week pass to Bridger (399), Only $200 more than just a Bridger Seasons and you are styling at both. They are both so different and both so epic that you can;t have just one. Big Sky sometimes only gets really good in that late spring window that you get with the bronze. Make sure you get a friend or two to do the same thing and you will have people on the same program.
Aug 19 2014 3:02PM
Aug 19 2014 5:51PM
Both are fucking awesome, I miss skiing in MT. Bridger is great because its so close but definitely is 1/4 the size of big sky. Both places have a terrain park, but big skys is infinitely better (it was a few years ago, assuming the same now) and moonlight always had a fun park too. Both places will get crowded but BB definitely has lines on a pow day, but big sky will too.
Either way, you'll have a great time. Id suggest buying the same pass as a few friends around school because then you can car pool, etc.
Aug 19 2014 5:58PM
Bridger has a lot of good terrain in a small area. Big sky has just as much if not more and its all spread out.
Bridger is like mid vail at the base on the weekends, and big sky never gets too crowded.
Bridgers park has good ideas, but they never execute or maintain, also the one jump is literally a jump for ants. Big sky's parks are always well maintained, but for no reason all spread out everywhere, like a long rail yard, then a small park. And then there are four jumps just in the middle of a run for example.
Big sky's powder stays around for a much longer time then compared to Bridger.
and a full season pass for both places cost the same, at this moment.
I like big sky better, I think its better for a full ski day rather than bridger, but i don't mind going out to ride the park at bridger for a half day.
Aug 19 2014 6:26PM
Bridger. Big sky has the size, and it got even bigger for this season, but bridger has amazing terrain off the ridge and over in schlashmans. Bridger wins out for me because it is so close to town. I don't know if youre going to be a college student next year, but last year I was able to rack up so much time on skis because I was able to leave at noon after my morning classes were done, and get back into town before my 5:00 class.
Aug 19 2014 6:27PM
Tree60Bridger. Big sky has the size, and it got even bigger for this season, but bridger has amazing terrain off the ridge and over in schlashmans. Bridger wins out for me because it is so close to town. I don't know if youre going to be a college student next year, but last year I was able to rack up so much time on skis because I was able to leave at noon after my morning classes were done, and get back into town before my 5:00 class.
double post. I was able to do that, get 3 and a half hours of skiing, and be able to get back and shower before class.