Broken promise at Big Sky Resort
Advanced · 503 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.
19°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
503 mlength
97 mvertical
2482 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Broken promise is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Broken promise
Lifts that reach the top: Lone Tree 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lone Peak Tram (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing freeride terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing freeride terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Madison 8
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
- Ski Stillwater Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Meriwether (intermediate)
- Ski Stillwater Traverse (intermediate)
- Ride Lone Tree 4
- Ski Horseshoe (intermediate)
- Ski Lookout Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Broken promise (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lookout Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madison 8 (3 min), Derringer 4 (3 min).
See Broken promise on the 3D mapAll runs at Big Sky ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.