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25k of some the best skiing in Montana
Lush cedar forests, Whitefish Lake, Flathead Valley and surrounding mountain views are some of the features of these trails. The upper trails are very challenging with steep accents and fast, fun descents.
Lush cedar forests, Whitefish Lake, Flathead Valley and surrounding mountain views are some of the features of these trails. The upper trails are very challenging with steep accents and fast, fun descents.
source: Big Mountain Nordic Trails
Shuttleable: YES

Access Info:
Located at 3315 Big Mountain Road, about 1/2 mile past Ptarmigan Village, on the right side of the road.
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Activities Click to view
- Nordic Ski
18 trails
- Snowshoe
18 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
Region Details
18 nordic ski trails
Region Status
Open as of Apr 2, 2023Nordic Ski Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #48
- State Ranking
- #37
- Trails (view details)
- 18
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 14
- Trails Hike
- 14
- Trails Trail Running
- 14
- Trails Snowshoe
- 18
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 18
- Total Distance
- 12 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,047 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,125 ft
- Reports
- 7
- Photos
- 11
- Ridden Counter
- 655
Popular Big Mountain Nordic Nordic Skiing Trails
Big Mountain Nordic Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
The Kessel Run | 7 miles |
Photos of Big Mountain Nordic
trail: Badger Loop
10 |
Feb 4, 2024 @ 7:34am
Feb 4, 2024
trail: Roller Coaster
41 |
Dec 15, 2019 @ 3:23pm
Dec 15, 2019
trail: Roller Coaster
29 |
Dec 15, 2019 @ 3:23pm
Dec 15, 2019
trail: Badger Loop
63 |
Dec 15, 2019 @ 3:21pm
Dec 15, 2019
trail: Badger Loop
45 |
Dec 15, 2019 @ 3:20pm
Dec 15, 2019Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Cedar | Aug 6, 2023 @ 12:43am Aug 6, 2023 | Very Dry | teledano | ||
Cedar Loop | Aug 6, 2023 @ 12:43am Aug 6, 2023 | Very Dry | teledano | ||
Moosehoof | Jul 29, 2023 @ 6:36am Jul 29, 2023 | Very Dry | Aneubis | ||
Alex's Alley | Jul 29, 2023 @ 6:36am Jul 29, 2023 | Very Dry | Aneubis | ||
Haskill Highway | Jul 29, 2023 @ 6:36am Jul 29, 2023 | Very Dry | Aneubis | ||
Bob Cedar (MTB), Moosehoof (XC Ski) | May 13, 2023 @ 11:15am May 13, 2023 | Ideal | ottothecow | ||
Badger Loop w | Apr 2, 2023 @ 2:44am Apr 2, 2023 | Snow Covered | JeffVonKiper | ||
Badger Loop w | Apr 2, 2023 @ 2:44am Apr 2, 2023 | Snow Covered | JeffVonKiper | ||
Roller Coaster w | Apr 2, 2023 @ 2:44am Apr 2, 2023 | Snow Covered | JeffVonKiper | ||
Bob Cedar (MTB)/Lookout (XC Ski) | Sep 11, 2022 @ 4:46pm Sep 11, 2022 | Ideal | summers8288 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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JeffVonKiper | update | trail | activity #58502008 | Sep 7, 2024 @ 6:45pm Sep 7, 2024 |
shredbecks | ridden | trail | activity #55938815 | Jul 20, 2024 @ 2:12pm Jul 20, 2024 |
DylanParr406 | ridden | trail | activity #53484817 | Jun 1, 2024 @ 10:25pm Jun 1, 2024 |
MXHero89 | ridden | trail | activity #46760120 and 1 more | Nov 28, 2023 @ 8:03am Nov 28, 2023 |
Matthewb2fI5E | wishlist | trail | activity #43628151 | Sep 1, 2023 @ 8:54pm Sep 1, 2023 |
Nearby Riding Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Glacier Nordic Center | 4.1 km | ||||
Meadow Lake Nordic Trails | 8.1 km | ||||
Round Meadow Nordic Trails | 8.9 km | ||||
River's Edge Park | 8 | 10.3 km | |||
Whitefish Range | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13.9 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 14 | 12 miles | 2,047 ft | 7 miles | 1,125 ft | 1 | 23 | 6 | ||||
Hike | 14 | 12 miles | 2,047 ft | 7 miles | 1,125 ft | 23 | 6 | |||||
Trail Running | 14 | 12 miles | 2,047 ft | 7 miles | 1,125 ft | 23 | ||||||
Snowshoe | 18 | 12 miles | 2,047 ft | 7 miles | 1,125 ft | #109 | #68 | 7 | 7 | |||
Nordic Ski | 18 | 12 miles | 2,047 ft | 7 miles | 1,125 ft | #48 | #37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 764 |
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