Big Sky: Big Sky Road
Built around a ski resort founded in 1973, Big Sky grew into a mountain community in southwest Montana. Its development was launched by television journalist Chet Huntley, and Big Sky Resort remains the centre of an area spread between the Gallatin River valley and the slopes of Lone Mountain in the Madison Range. Roads through the area follow steep, conifer-covered terrain and connect dispersed lodging, homes and services rather than a conventional town centre. Gallatin Canyon forms an important corridor toward Bozeman to the north and Yellowstone National Park to the south; the Gallatin River draws anglers and paddlers, while surrounding public lands give the area a strongly recreational character.
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Big Sky is best known within Montana for Big Sky Resort and its 11,166-foot Lone Peak. This mountain community occupies high country in the Rocky Mountains, with the Gallatin River running through the nearby Gallatin Canyon. The resort, founded in 1973, has made Big Sky a major base for skiing and snowboarding, while warmer months bring hikers, cyclists and anglers to the surrounding public lands. Its setting between forested slopes and broad alpine terrain gives the area a distinctly open, mountain-scale character. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Big Sky and Montana.
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