Travel Reference
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villages dotting the mountainside. The uniting factor in this area is a zeal for outdoor ad-
venturing.
Although it is set up as a winter resort, Big Sky does an excellent job of capitalizing on
the relatively short summer with events that draw crowds from near and far. There are few
better venues in the state for live music: Concerts are held in a glorious meadow surroun-
ded by rocky peaks at the
Music in the Mountains
series (Meadow Village Concert Stage,
406/995-2742,
www.bigskyarts.org
, Thurs. evening July-Sept.). Past headliners in Big Sky
have included Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and the Doobie Brothers. Other annual musical
events sponsored by the Arts Council of Big Sky (406/995-2742,
www.bigskyarts.org
)
in-
clude
Strings under the Big Sky
(chamber music) and the
Bozeman Symphony Orches-
tra Pops
concert.
The
Big Sky Country Fair and Festival of the Arts
(406/995-3000,
www.bigskychamber.com
,
date and venue change each year) is a daylong event that in-
cludes a 5K race, a parade, a gathering of local and regional artists and craftspeople, plus
kids' activities and plenty of food.
The weekly
Big Sky Farmers Market
(Firepit Park, Big Sky Town Center, 406/
570-2417,
www.bigskytowncenter.com
,
5pm-8pm Wed.) features lots of local vendors in
addition to prepared food, a great kids' area, musical entertainment, and personal enrich-
ment that includes yoga and massage.
Skiing
One thing that distinguishes Big Sky from other ski destinations in the Rockies is the plen-
tiful elbow room—there are fewer skiers per skiable acre than in most places.
Big Sky
Resort
(snow phone 406/995-5900, reservations 800/548-4486, snowsports school 406/
995-5743,
www.bigskyresort.com
,
$99 adults, $79 children 11-17 and students, $49 chil-
dren 6-10, free for children 5 and under, multi-day passes and deals available when booking
through the resort) and
Moonlight Basin
(snow phone 406/993-6666, mountain concierge
866/512-7716, reservations 800/845-4428,
www.moonlightbasin.com
,
$70 adults, $60 stu-
dents with ID, $30 children 6-10, free for children 5 and under) can be combined with the
Lone Peak Pass lift ticket for a total of 5,512 skiable acres and runs up to six miles long
with 4,350 feet of vertical drop on 220 named runs. The area averages 400 inches of the
