Bridger Bowl ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Bridger Bowl is a ski area in Bridger, Montana, the United States. Its 64 mapped downhill runs add up to 42 km, which ranks it #58 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 663 m long.

Slopes at Bridger Bowl

About 26% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 20% advanced or expert, which makes Bridger Bowl a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,865 m up to 2,457 m, a vertical drop of 592 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 41.7 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Bridger Bowl

The nearest airport is Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), about 19 km away in a straight line — roughly 25 minutes by car; Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is 120 km away. Nearby ski areas include Bridger Creek Golf Course Nordic Ski Trails, Sunset Hills Trails and Highland Glen Nordic Ski Trails, Bear Canyon (2.9 km) and Bozeman Creek / Sourdough Canyon Nordic Ski Trails, which together add 241 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.