Moonlight at Big Sky Resort

Advanced · 737 m long with 340 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Moonlight is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Moonlight

Lifts that reach the top: Challenger 3 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Headwaters 2 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

1. Ride Madison 8
2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
3. Ski Lazy Jack (easy)
4. Ride Headwaters 2
5. Ski unnamed trail
6. Ski Moonlight (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Fast Lane, Todd's Hole, Bad Dog Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Challenger 3 (2 min), Iron Horse 4 (2 min), Pony Express 3 (4 min).

What people say

2007, the Dakota Triple added new streamlined access to the Dakota Terrain on the south side of Lone Peak. Previously accessible by the Lone Peak Tram, the new lift created a self-contained area with some of the mountain’s best glades and powder fields. 2013 In October 2013, Boyne Resorts purchased Moonlight Basin Reso…
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