bridger bowl

We came from Big Sky to stay a few days in Bozeman and tried out Bridger Bowl. What a treasure - a short and pretty drive to the slopes, no crowds, price is right and great skiing. Wish we lived here and could take advantage of Bridger Bowl more often!

This is a great place to go skiing with challenging terrain, friendly staff and high speed lifts all for a reasonable price! The bowls are fun, the groomers are varied in difficulty and an overall great place to go skiing.

I visited Bridger Bowl with my daughter and grandchildren on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. After quite a few days without fresh snow, a recent overnight snow had produced new powder. As a result when I arrived I was horrified by the crowded parking lot. However, those fears were soon vanished. Parking attendants were efficiently directing folks into the lots. Once we got to the Sunnyside lift to gain access to the upper mountain, we only had to wait 9 minutes. Then once on top we had access to Alpine Way, Powder Park, Pierre's Knob lifts and never had another wait in line. I was amazed that on a very, very busy day for Bridger Bowl, how the mountain was easily able to absorb so many skiers. Our skiing experience was simply fabulous, as we spent the day skiing all over the mountain and taking almost all of the lifts, except the Slachman's lift, which requires avalanche beacons, etc. For lunch we decided to try the new Alpine cabin. What a great view of the mountain while enjoying a great lunch of brats, made from fresh local products. The previous week I had skied at BB and had chile at the Deer Creek Lodge. The BB chile is absolutely the best! (unlike the miserable stuff they now serve down at the Madison Lodge at Moonlight).The employees in the food service and lift attendants were very friendly and helpful. And here's the thing about Bridger Bowl---what a FABULOUS VALUE!!! Now that Big Sky has gone big time and charges exorbitant prices, at least compared to what they USED to charge when you had the stand alone Moonlight Basin, Bridger Bowl is SO affordable, with great rates for kids, seniors, and they provide means for buying very economical lift tickets if you don't want to buy a season pass. One such example is the deal where if you purchase a set of ten lift tickets (all day) the price comes out to only $40 per ticket. What a deal considering the great skiing!One more thing about BB--that mountain seems to really collect and hold the snow. I skied here a few weeks ago during a time when there had not been any fresh snow for a couple of weeks, and was surprised at how good the conditions were. No rocks, no gravel. Nothing like the conditions you frequently encounter as you ski off the SIx Shooter lift, and ESPECIALLY the Lone Tree lift at Moonlight with the rocks and gravel all over the place. I guess the wind funnels through those spots and does not allow the snow to collect. I still have dents and scratches from an earlier ski at Moonlight. No such problem at Bridger Bowl. For this local, I doubt that I will ever return to Big Sky or Moonlight with their current pricing. Why should I when we have such great conditions, runs, food service and GREAT VALUE at Bridger Bowl!

Amazing mountain. Really good terrain for everyone, from beginner flats on the bottom half to the crazy stuff off the schlasman chair. What really made me fall in love with this place and Bozeman in general though is the people. Everyone is super friendly and doesn't hesitate to point you towards the goods.Can't wait to go back :)

The wide variety of terrain is what makes this hill a wonderful Destination!! No accomadation on the hill, there is a 20 min.Drive from Bozeman each morning.A great hill for all levels of skiers.Nice restaurants, and 2 bars to choose from.

A little bit of everything makes this an enjoyable experience for beginners to experts. Very nice choice of places to eat and drink as well.

Do not be fooled by the low price (1/2 of Big Sky) this is THE place to ski, weather you want steep and deep or first time terrain. Friendly natives and a great trip. No housing and you ned to drive back to Bozeman each day (16 miles)

8 lifts -- all modern. The ski rental people are super nice and helpful. If you are an intermediate or beginner skier this place is made for you. If advanced, there is a special area for you- if you are aptly equipped. Prices were awesome today $52 for a full day adult ticket!

We can never get enough of Bridger Bowl! Coming from the east coast you never know what the conditions are going to be but out of the few powder days we ever had most were here. Inexpensive, beautiful mountain with gorgeous snow.

Great trails, no lift lines. Conditions were not the best as they had not had new snow. Will definitely be back.

The snow when we were there was excellent. There is a very good choice of runs for all levels of skiers. There are also an abundance of lodges both at the base and on the hill. The prices are the lowest of any ski hills in this class.

Bridger Bowl is a class act from beginning to end! I have skiied for nearly 40 years at many resorts throughout the U.S. I regularly ski in Colorado. My experience at Bridger was the best. Everyone I met was friendly, helpful and professional. The skiing was awesome, helped by almost a foot of new powder, but that seemed to only be the icing on the cake. There were no lines - on a powder weekend day!!! There was plenty of variety, and easy to find the way to the various lifts and ski areas. The rental shop, especially the manager, were the best I've seen. Thanks for a great time. I'd go back to Bridger before Big Sky anytime.

This is another ski hill we hit on our Montana trip. The entire lower part of the mountain is dedicated to blue and green runs while the top of the mountain is almost exclusively blacks. As a beginner, I appreciated the variety of blues and greens. The blues at Bridger do not seem as steep as the blues at other rocky Mtn ski hills I have been to. My favorite run was Alpine Return/Timmys Road/Summer Road. When skied together, this run will take the better part of 15-20 minutes. And the best part is that you get challenging and fun terrain for the low price of $52 for a lift ticket. That is over $50 less than Big Sky (not that these ski hills are even close to being the same class though). All in all, we had a very fun day at Bridger.

Ski instructors are very good and again their prices are very reasonable. There are enough ski options on the mountain to make it adventurous without being overwhelming.

Compared to some of the other ski hills around the area this place is a heck of a deal! Awesome skiing, more of a skiers hill than snowboarders but either way you will have a good time for a great price!