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Montana Snowbowl ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Montana Snowbowl is a ski area in Montana, United States with 43 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 1,522 m and 2,296 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
43 km
Lifts
6
Top elevation
2,296 m
Vertical drop
774 m
Nearest airport
MSO · 13 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy15 km
  • Beginner0.8 km
  • Advanced12 km
  • Intermediate15 km

64 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 4 Chairlifts
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Rope tows

Montana Snowbowl is a ski area in Montana, the United States. Its 64 mapped downhill runs add up to 43 km, which ranks it #57 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 669 m long.

Slopes at Montana Snowbowl

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert, which makes Montana Snowbowl a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,522 m up to 2,296 m, a vertical drop of 774 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Montana Snowbowl

The nearest airport is Missoula Montana Airport (MSO), about 13 km away in a straight line — roughly 17 minutes by car; Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is 145 km away. Nearby ski areas include Discovery Ski Area (41.2 km) and Teton Pass Ski Resort (15.0 km), which together add 56 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Montana Snowbowl

  1. 1
    Missoula Montana Airport Flag of United StatesMissoula, United States Airports in United States
    MSO13 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Glacier Park International Airport Flag of United StatesKalispell, United States Airports in United States
    FCA145 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Helena Regional Airport Flag of United StatesHelena, United States Airports in United States
    HLN161 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Bert Mooney Airport Flag of United StatesButte, United States Airports in United States
    BTM165 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Montana Snowbowl have?

43 km of downhill runs (64 runs): 15 km easy, 0.8 km beginner, 12 km advanced, 15 km intermediate. It is #57 in United States by piste length.

How high is Montana Snowbowl?

The lifts and runs reach 2,296 m (7,533 ft); the lowest point is 1,522 m, a vertical drop of 774 m.

What is the nearest airport to Montana Snowbowl?

Missoula Montana Airport (MSO), about 13 km away in a straight line; Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is 145 km away.

How many ski lifts does Montana Snowbowl have?

6 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 t-bars, 1 rope tows.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.