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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Variable
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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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- Mountain Bike
193 trails
- E-Bike
28 trails
- Hike
158 trails
- Trail Running
157 trails
- Horse
50 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
16 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
7 trails
Region Details
- 36
- 3
- 30
- 67
- 44
- 12
Region Status
Caution as of Dec 28, 2020Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 396
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 193
- Trails E-Bike
- 28
- Trails Hike
- 158
- Trails Trail Running
- 157
- Trails Horse
- 50
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 16
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 17
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 166
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 15
- Total Distance
- 683 miles
- Total Descent
- 209,765 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,618 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,151 ft
- Reports
- 678
- Photos
- 315
- Ridden Counter
- 20,809
Articles
Destination Guide: Where to Sleep, Eat, Drink, and Play in Big Sky
May 28, 2021 from skimag.com
From lodging to après, a ski traveler's guide to Montana's adventure mecca.
Race Report: Mitch Ropelato & Porsha Murdock Win Big Mountain Enduro Big Sky Season Opener
Aug 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
8 stages and roughly 5000 feet of climbing dispersed between the transitions.
[Updated] Mountain Biker Attacked by Grizzly Bear Near Big Sky, Montana
May 26, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The man in his 60s was critically injured but is in stable condition.
Race Report: Big Mountain Enduro Round 4 - Big Sky, MT
Aug 7, 2019 from pinkbike.com
For its penultimate stop of 2019, the Big Mountain Enduro made its way to Southwest Montana.
Sub Regions
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Big Sky Community Trail System
- 2
- 12
- 14
- 1
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Big Sky Resort
- 5
- 19
- 13
- 11
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Madison Range
- 9
- 13
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Southern Gallatin Range
- 4
- 15
- 8
Popular Big Sky Mountain Biking Trails
Big Sky Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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North Fork Loop | 8 miles | |
Freehub Magazine: Snake Charmer to Mountain to Meadow | 6 miles | |
Citrus Quill | 6 miles | |
North Fork Trail - Big Sky | 8 miles | |
ExperiementalPortDuro | 11 miles | |
Minnie Wapiti to Red Canyon | 18 miles | |
Full M2M | 10 miles | |
Freehub Magazine: Ralph's Pass | 3 miles | |
The Mules | 17 miles | |
Freehub Magazine: Ninja Marmot | 2,943 ft |
Photos of Big Sky Mountain Bike
trail: Elbow
218 |
Aug 28, 2016 @ 9:35am
Aug 28, 2016
trail: Snake Charmer
203 |
Aug 28, 2016 @ 8:52am
Aug 28, 2016
trail: Mountain to Meadow
239 |
Aug 22, 2016 @ 2:30pm
Aug 22, 2016
trail: Snake Charmer
119 |
Aug 10, 2016 @ 9:04am
Aug 10, 2016
trail: Mountain to Meadow
464 |
Aug 28, 2015 @ 9:52pm
Aug 28, 2015
trail: Elbow
159 |
Aug 8, 2015 @ 8:07am
Aug 8, 2015
trail: Soul Hole
223 |
Aug 24, 2009 @ 7:15am
Aug 24, 2009
trail: Soul Hole
256 |
Sep 10, 2005 @ 7:00pm
Sep 10, 2005Videos of Big Sky Mountain Bike

trail: Lobo
70 |
May 8, 2022

trail: Lobo
|
Oct 18, 2021

trail: Joker Lips
181 |
Jun 26, 2021

trail: Mountain to Meadow
0:16 |
87 |
Oct 9, 2020

trail: Joker Lips
0:29 |
147 |
Aug 10, 2020

trail: Elbow
12:08 |
161 |
Aug 11, 2019

trail: Elbow
10:22 |
91 |
Jul 22, 2019

trail: Ninja Marmot
1:46 |
118 |
Sep 3, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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River Trail | May 17, 2022 @ 7:43pm May 17, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | masonskis | Horrible mud holes from the horses, this... | |
Beehive Basin | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:59am Apr 27, 2022 | Snow Covered | adambscomt BSCO | ||
Beehive Connector | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:59am Apr 27, 2022 | Snow Covered | adambscomt BSCO |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Lemon's Knob | May 17, 2022 @ 7:52pm May 17, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
Twin Cabin | May 17, 2022 @ 7:51pm May 17, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
alternate | May 17, 2022 @ 7:50pm May 17, 2022 | Dry | masonskis | ||
Grizzly Loop | May 17, 2022 @ 7:49pm May 17, 2022 | Variable | masonskis | ||
Grizzly Loop Ext | May 17, 2022 @ 7:44pm May 17, 2022 | Dry | masonskis | ||
Mountain to Meadow | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:59am Apr 27, 2022 | Snow Covered | adambscomt BSCO | ||
North Fork | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:59am Apr 27, 2022 | Snow Covered | adambscomt BSCO | ||
Big Pine View | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:57am Apr 27, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | adambscomt BSCO | ||
Black Diamond | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:57am Apr 27, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | adambscomt BSCO | ||
Hummocks | Apr 27, 2022 @ 10:57am Apr 27, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | adambscomt BSCO |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | masonskis | vote | trail | Grizzly Loop | May 17, 2022 @ 7:45pm May 17, 2022 |
![]() | masonskis | add | report | River Trail and 5 more | May 17, 2022 @ 7:43pm May 17, 2022 |
![]() | bigskybiggie | add | route | 2022 Big Sky Biggie - 15 Mile Course | May 15, 2022 @ 6:39am May 15, 2022 |
![]() | TreyWQahvT | wishlist | region | Southern Gallatin Range | May 12, 2022 @ 7:58am May 12, 2022 |
![]() | mbienusa45 | add | photo | in Jackson, Wyoming, United States | May 11, 2022 @ 9:20pm May 11, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | This trail gets worse every year, the dirt... | May 2, 2022 @ 4:48pm May 2, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Man, the upper part of this section seems to... | May 2, 2022 @ 4:44pm May 2, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Also, resort considers this a multi-use trail.... | Sep 22, 2021 @ 3:01pm Sep 22, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | This trail is called Lodge Loop on 90% of... | Sep 22, 2021 @ 2:58pm Sep 22, 2021 | ||
![]() | report | It’s “middle chainring” for sure! | Sep 6, 2021 @ 11:44am Sep 6, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k744 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge128 awarded -
10 Blue Trails187 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Green Trails27 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge45 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Big Sky Resort | bike park | Big Sky | |
Big Sky Community Park Pumptrack | skill park | Big Sky |
Local Products
Pinkbike Articles
May 28, 2020
![[Updated] Mountain Biker Attacked by Grizzly Bear Near Big Sky, Montana](https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p2pb18760015/p2pb18760015.jpg)
The man in his 60s was critically injured but is in stable condition.
Nov 21, 2017

In this episode of Montana Treasures, we meet Pete Costain, trail builder and owner of Terraflow Trails, Pete and his team are contributing to the...
Nov 1, 2017

Freehub teamed up with Trailforks to raise money for the trails in Montana and raised $4418 for trails organizations in Montana.
Oct 24, 2017

Montana Treasures is a series about a few of the many people who embody the state’s greater mountain bike scene through their actions and...
Oct 11, 2017

Tom Owen has owned Gallatin Alpine Sports in Big Sky for 31 years and shares what's important to him and why Big Sky is a good place to be a...
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 | 193 | 417 miles | 96,119 ft | 192 miles | 3,783 ft | #500 | #272 | 312 | 675 | 31 | 7,300 | |
E-Bike | 28 | 134 miles | 19,311 ft | 47 miles | 3,412 ft | #1,796 | #322 | 2 | 398 | 2 | 61 | |
Hike | 158 | 491 miles | 87,037 ft | 188 miles | 6,601 ft | #998 | #601 | 639 | 1 | 827 | ||
Trail Running | 157 | 490 miles | 85,072 ft | 187 miles | 6,073 ft | #1,001 | #601 | 639 | 1 | 412 | ||
Horse | 50 | 233 miles | 36,808 ft | 80 miles | 5,322 ft | #318 | #183 | 153 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 16 | 83 miles | 14,580 ft | 34 miles | 3,323 ft | #78 | #53 | 150 | 11 | |||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 42 miles | 5,121 ft | 16 miles | 3,310 ft | #193 | #102 | 144 | 2 | |||
Snowmobile | 2 | 21 miles | 1,896 ft | 6 miles | 2,897 ft | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Snowshoe | 17 | 18 miles | 2,549 ft | 8 miles | 1,965 ft | 26 | 18 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 166 | 87 miles | 85,591 ft | 83 miles | 4,321 ft | 2 | 1,316 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 3 | 13 miles | 1,959 ft | 5 miles | 1,814 ft | 5 | 171 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 15 | 18 miles | 1,102 ft | 5 miles | 3,114 ft | 81 | 486 |
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