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Yellowstone Club ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Yellowstone Club is a ski area in Big Sky, Montana, United States with 104 km of mapped downhill runs and 17 lifts, between 2,190 m and 3,001 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
104 km
Lifts
17
Top elevation
3,001 m
Vertical drop
811 m
Nearest airport
BZN · 64 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy26 km
  • Expert2.6 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Advanced28 km
  • Intermediate47 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 12 Chairlifts
  • 3 Gondolas
  • 1 Funiculars
  • 1 Magic carpets

Yellowstone Club is a ski area in Big Sky, Montana, the United States. Its 99 mapped downhill runs add up to 104 km, which ranks it #14 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,048 m long.

Slopes at Yellowstone Club

About 25% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Yellowstone Club best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 17 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 1 funicular, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,190 m up to 3,001 m, a vertical drop of 811 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Yellowstone Club

The nearest airport is Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), about 64 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 23 min by car; Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is 66 km away. Nearby ski areas include Big Sky Resort (238.1 km), Hyalite Canyon Nordic Ski Trails, Bozeman Creek / Sourdough Canyon Nordic Ski Trails and Bear Canyon (2.9 km), which together add 241 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Yellowstone Club

  1. 1
    Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Flag of United StatesBozeman, United States Airports in United States
    BZN64 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Yellowstone Airport Flag of United StatesWest Yellowstone, United States Airports in United States
    WYS66 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Bert Mooney Airport Flag of United StatesButte, United States Airports in United States
    BTM115 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Helena Regional Airport Flag of United StatesHelena, United States Airports in United States
    HLN158 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Yellowstone Club have?

104 km of downhill runs (99 runs): 26 km easy, 2.6 km expert, 0.1 km beginner, 28 km advanced, 47 km intermediate. It is #14 in United States by piste length.

How high is Yellowstone Club?

The lifts and runs reach 3,001 m (9,846 ft); the lowest point is 2,190 m, a vertical drop of 811 m.

What is the nearest airport to Yellowstone Club?

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), about 64 km away in a straight line; Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is 66 km away.

How many ski lifts does Yellowstone Club have?

17 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 1 funiculars, 1 magic carpets.

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