"Montana skiing has arrived!" SKI Magazine announced in its September 1973 issue. Now, 30 years later, sister publication, Skiing Magazine touts Big Sky as the 7th best resort in the nation.

Big Sky Resort was conceived and built by the late NBC newscaster, Chet Huntley. It first opened for skiing in December 1973. In 1976, Boyne USA Resorts purchased the resort and has owned and managed it since then.
Located midway between Bozeman and West Yellowstone Montana, we share the same splendor as Yellowstone National Park. Big Sky Resort continues to set standards for skiing in Montana : and skiing in the Rockies. An aggressive lift expansion plan saw the area add 13 new/improved lifts over a 10 year period beginning in 1988. With 17 lifts transporting skiers and snowboarders over 3,812 skiable acres, the resort has set the standard for uncrowded slopes and non-existent lift lines.