Feb 5, 2025 · BOZEMAN — According to Big Sky Resort, an avalanche was triggered during mitigation work before public opening on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Big Sky Resort said in a release the avalanche occurred in the Bone Crusher area and deposited significant snow in and around the upper lift terminal of Swift Current 6.

5 days ago · Big Sky, Montana – This week, an inbound avalanche at Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana occurred on terrain known as the Bone Crusher area. The avalanche was triggered during control work, and thankfully, no one from the public was involved.

Feb 5, 2025 · No injuries reported; Swift Current 6 temporarily closed as crews remove snow from Bone Crusher slide . By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR . On Wednesday morning, Feb. 5 around 8:30 a.m. before Big Sky Resort opened to the public, a sizable avalanche in the Bone Crusher area carried debris upon the top terminal of the Swift Current 6 chairlift, resulting in partial burial of the lift shack and ...

5 days ago · Big Sky Resort is able to get one of the two ski lifts that were affected operational following an avalanche that occurred Wednesday. The avalanche happened inside the resort in the Bone Crusher area.

3 days ago · Big Sky Resort in Montana, temporarily suspended operations of its Swift Current 6 chairlift following an in-bounds avalanche triggered during avalanche mitigation efforts Wednesday morning.The slide occurred in the Bone Crusher area before public opening, impacting the upper lift terminal of Swift Current 6, according to an …

5 days ago · An avalanche partially buried the top terminal of a ski lift at Big Sky Resort on Wednesday during a routine bombing operation, initiating a rope evacuation. No injuries were reported.

6 days ago · Update: The Swift Current 6 returned to regular operation at 9:00 a.m. Thursday after undergoing an inspection by Big Sky's mountain operations team, the resort said. An in-bounds avalanche at Big Sky Resort, Montana, has temporarily suspended operations of the Swift Current 6 chairlift, according to an update and media release shared by …

6 days ago · Big Sky, Montana — A surprisingly large avalanche during mitigation today at Big Sky Resort led to a rope evacuation of one of the ski resort’s most popular chairlifts. A short film from a few years ago detailing what it takes to open Big Sky.

Feb 5, 2025 · A routine avalanche mitigation effort at Big Sky Resort led to a massive snow slide that buried the Swift Current 6 lift terminal. See what ski patrol is doing to clear the area.

Big Sky Ski Patrol reported two natural avalanches seen today (12/15) in closed terrain. From email on 12/16: "Further investigation of the avalanche yesterday showed goat tracks leading into the crown area of the avalanche.