2017 Opening Dates for Every Montana Ski Area

From Big Sky Resort to Whitefish Mountain, we've got the lowdown on every Montana ski area this season. Forget searching around...we've got it all in one place. (Keep in mind, some areas will always be weather dependent.)

BIG SKY RESORT - Big Sky, Montana

• bigskyresort.com
• Phone: 800-548-4486
• 2017 Opening Day: Thursday November 23rd, 2017
• 4,350 VERTICAL FEET AND OVER 5,800 ACRES

BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN - 3990 Blacktail Rd, Lakeside, MT

• blacktailmountain.com
• Phone: (406) 844-0999
• 2017 Opening Day: SNOW DEPENDENT
• Hours/Days of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday - 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  Open February 20th for President’s Day and every day of Christmas Season, December 21st~January 1st.
  November/December - April, snow dependent
• Over 1000 acres of National Forest
  1440′ of vertical elevation
  Top elevation: 6780′

BRIDGER BOWL - 15795 Bridger Canyon Rd, Bozeman

• bridgerbowl.com
• Phone: (406) 587-2111
• Snowfall: 29′/Base elevation: 6,100′
• 2017 Opening Day: Friday December 8th, 2017

DISCOVERY SKI AREA - 180 Discovery Basin Rd, Anaconda

• skidiscovery.com
• Phone: (406) 563-2184
• 2017 Projected Opening Day: Thursday November 23rd, 2017

GREAT DIVIDE - 7385 Belmont Dr, Marysville

• skigd.com
• Phone: (406) 449-3746
• Located northwest of Helena. Great Divide is known for being the first ski area in Montana to open each year.
• Oct 23… Snowmaking begins
• Pre-Season November - Pocket Park! (Date to be determined)

LOST TRAIL/POWDER MOUNTAIN - 9485 US-93, Sula

• losttrail.com
• Phone: (406) 821-3211
• 2017 Opening Day - Snow Dependent (2016 was Dec. 8th, FYI)

MAVERICK MOUNTAIN - 1600 Maverick Mountain Rd, Polaris

• skimaverick.com
• Phone: (406) 834-3454
• open Thursday through Sunday and Holidays
• Projected Opening: 12/22/2017 (per OnTheSnow)

MONTANA SNOWBOWL - 1700 Snow Bowl Rd, Missoula

• montanasnowbowl.com
• Phone: (406) 549-9777
• 2017 Opening Day - snow dependent, typically 1st week of December

RED LODGE MOUNTAIN - 305 Ski Run Rd, Red Lodge

• redlodgemountain.com
• Phone: (800) 444-8977
• 2017 Opening Day - snow dependent, typically late November

SHOWDOWN MONTANA - 2850 US-89, Neihart

• showdownmontana.com
• Phone: (406) 236-5522
• located in the Little Belt Mountains in Central Montana
• 2017 Opening Day - December 8th, 2017

TETON PASS SKI RESORT - N Fork Teton Rd, Choteau

• tetonpassresort.com
• Phone: (406) 466-2209
• 400 acre ski resort, located in the Lewis and Clark National Forest
• 2017 Opening Day - December 9th, 2017 (weather dependent)

WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN - 1015 Glades Dr, Whitefish

• skiwhitefish.com
• Phone: (877) 754-3474
• 2017 Opening Day - Thursday December 7th, 2017
• Whitefish also offers night skiing