Bridger Bowl Ski Area
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Bridger Bowl is a ski area near Bozeman
, Montana
, serving locals and students of Montana State University.
Located north of Bozeman in the Bridger Range
of southern Montana
, Bridger is a locally owned non-profit ski area. It provides locals with affordable skiing, great terrain, and outstanding snowfall. It notably lacks the tourist crowds found at Big Sky
and Moonlight Basin, destination ski resorts south of Bozeman. The ski area and mountain range are named after noted mountain man
Jim Bridger
, and is accessed from state highway 86
.
In addition to the existing base lodge and a mid-mountain lodge, a new main lodge opened in 2005 at the base area.
Bridger Bowl opened the new Schlasman's chairlift for the 2008-09 season, the first lift-served terrain expansion in 30 years. Schlasman's is a reconditioned 1976 Doppelmayr
double chair, formerly known as the "Peruvian" lift, purchased from Snowbird
ski resort in Utah
. This new lift (named after a miner who died in an avalanche in 1885) rises 1700 vertical feet (518 m) and adds 311 acres (1.3 km²) of new lift-served terrain for expert skiers only. To ride this lift, skiers are required to carry an avalanche transceiver
; partners and shovels are highly recommended.
Bridger Bowl should be noted for its legendary expert-only skiing terrain known as "The Ridge". There are six sections of the ridge known as Schlasman's, D Route, C Route, B Route, A route, and Northwest/Hidden Gully Areas. In order to ski or snowboard the ridge, an avalanche beacon and shovel are required. Most of the ridge is hiking terrain. Information on skiing The Ridge can be found in a book called Stepping Up - A Guide to The Ridge at Bridger Bowl. Storms hit the ridge at Bridger Bowl that produce vast amounts of light powder snow. Bridger bowl receives storm snowfall totals that rival the world's best powder skiing areas.
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city in and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The 2010 census put Bozeman's population at 37,280 making it the fourth largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Bozeman micropolitan area, which consists...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, serving locals and students of Montana State University.
Located north of Bozeman in the Bridger Range
Bridger Mountains
The Bridger Mountains may refer to either of two mountain ranges in the United States:* Bridger Mountains * Bridger Mountains...
of southern Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, Bridger is a locally owned non-profit ski area. It provides locals with affordable skiing, great terrain, and outstanding snowfall. It notably lacks the tourist crowds found at Big Sky
Big Sky Resort
Big Sky Resort is a ski resort located in southwestern Montana in Madison County, an hour south of Bozeman via U.S. Highway 191 in Big Sky.Opened in late 1973, Big Sky has grown over the last 35 years. Trademarked as the "Biggest Skiing in America" through the Biggest Skiing in America Pass,...
and Moonlight Basin, destination ski resorts south of Bozeman. The ski area and mountain range are named after noted mountain man
Mountain man
Mountain men were trappers and explorers who roamed the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through the 1880s where they were instrumental in opening up the various Emigrant Trails allowing Americans in the east to settle the new territories of the far west by organized wagon trains...
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger
James Felix "Jim" Bridger was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1850, as well as mediating between native tribes and encroaching whites...
, and is accessed from state highway 86
Montana Highway 86
Highway 86 in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running in a northerly direction from the city of Bozeman to an intersection with U.S. Route 89 north of the town of Wilsall, a distance of approximately...
.
In addition to the existing base lodge and a mid-mountain lodge, a new main lodge opened in 2005 at the base area.
Bridger Bowl opened the new Schlasman's chairlift for the 2008-09 season, the first lift-served terrain expansion in 30 years. Schlasman's is a reconditioned 1976 Doppelmayr
Doppelmayr
The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is an Austrian-Swiss company that manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas, surface tows for ski and amusement parks as well as urban people movers and material handling systems. To date, Doppelmayr and Garaventa have produced over 13,700 installations in 78...
double chair, formerly known as the "Peruvian" lift, purchased from Snowbird
Snowbird, Utah
Snowbird is an unincorporated area based in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains in Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.- History :Snowbird is a...
ski resort in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. This new lift (named after a miner who died in an avalanche in 1885) rises 1700 vertical feet (518 m) and adds 311 acres (1.3 km²) of new lift-served terrain for expert skiers only. To ride this lift, skiers are required to carry an avalanche transceiver
Avalanche transceiver
Avalanche transceivers are a class of radio transceivers specialized to the purpose of finding people or equipment buried under snow. They are variously called Trackers, Pieps, or Arva's in a reference to some of the popular brands, "avalanche beacons" or "avalanche transceivers" - with many...
; partners and shovels are highly recommended.
Bridger Bowl should be noted for its legendary expert-only skiing terrain known as "The Ridge". There are six sections of the ridge known as Schlasman's, D Route, C Route, B Route, A route, and Northwest/Hidden Gully Areas. In order to ski or snowboard the ridge, an avalanche beacon and shovel are required. Most of the ridge is hiking terrain. Information on skiing The Ridge can be found in a book called Stepping Up - A Guide to The Ridge at Bridger Bowl. Storms hit the ridge at Bridger Bowl that produce vast amounts of light powder snow. Bridger bowl receives storm snowfall totals that rival the world's best powder skiing areas.
List of Runs
| Green | Blue | Black Diamond | Double Black Diamond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | Timmy's Road | Buck's Run | Flippers |
| Glenn's Glade | White Lightning | Devil's Dive | Zits |
| Moose Meadows | Boot Hill | Southbound | High Traverse |
| Coyote Flats | Elk Run | Three Bears Bowl | The Nose |
| Sawmill Gulch | Upper Sawmill Gulch | Avalanche Gulch | Exit Chute |
| Summer Road | Good Clean Fun | Bronco | Tight Squeeze |
| Mully Road | Bobcat | Brush Run | Out of Sight |
| Mogul Mouse | Wolverine | The John | |
| Chalet Road | Maverick | Sluice Box | |
| Lower Limestone | Cross Cut | Freedom | |
| Limestone | Crazy Woman | Easy Money | |
| Alpine Run | Alpine Return | Ptarmigan | |
| Rugrat | Deer Park Road | Deer Park Face | |
| Alpine Access | Alpine Face | North Bowl Road | |
| Porcupine | Three Bears Traverse | Powder Hog | |
| Montagne's Meadow | Thunder Road | North Bowl Run | |
| Powder Park | Last Chance | ||
| Sacajawea | Mayo's | ||
| Powder Horn | Kurt's | ||
| Bitterroot | Emigrant | ||
| Bridger Run | |||
| Pierre's Return | |||
| Pierre's Road | |||
| Southern Drawl | |||
| Missouri Breaks | |||
| Colter's | |||
| Hanton's Hollow | |||
| Emil's Mile | |||
| Powder Puff | |||