Iron Horse at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 251 m long with 41 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 12° at its steepest, facing SE.

Snow and sun

Iron Horse is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Iron Horse

Lifts that reach the top: Iron Horse 4 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Madison 8 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Challenger 3 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lone Tree 4 (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

1. Ride Madison 8
2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
3. Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
4. Ski Iron Horse (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Iron Maiden. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Iron Horse 4 (2 min), Pony Express 3 (4 min), Cascade 3 (7 min).

What people say

lift in 1988 put Big Sky Resort on the map for its expert terrain and challenging steeps. 1991 Installed in 1991, the Southern Comfort lift created access to over 225 acres of terrain on Andesite Mountain. At the same time, the Ramcharger High Speed Quad replaced Rams Horn. 1994 The addition of the Iron Horse quad chai…
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