Beartooth is North Americas only summer specific ski area. For the 2018 season the ski area will be operating May 27th – July 2nd (Snow/Weather Dependent).
Served by two high-speed Poma lifts, Twin Lakes Headwall provides 600 Acres of skiing terrain that varies in pitch from 15 Degrees to 50 Degrees. (Steep!) The summit elevation is 10,900 ft. with 1,000 vertical feet of lift serviced terrain. Surrounding areas offer 3,000 vertical feet of shuttled or hike-in backcountry skiing and riding.
RESORT INFO
– 2018 Operation Dates: May 27th -July 2ed (Snow/Weather Dependent)
– Lift Ticket Price: TBD
– 2 Poma lifts
– 9 runs, terrain park, mogul course, races courses
– First opened in 1962, been open for 51 summers
– Operated under permit with the Shoshone National Forest
Location
Just 23 miles south of Red Lodge, MT on Highway 212, near the summit of the famous Beartooth Pass at the Twin lakes Headwall.
Beartooth Ski Patrol making things safe.
History
Established in the mid-1960’s by Austrians Pepi Gramshammer, Eric Sailer and Anderl Molterer as an Alpine Ski Racing summer training ground. Beartooth Basin (formerly: The Red Lodge International Ski and Snowboard Camp) is one of North America’s oldest alpine ski training areas. As the previous owners aged, they found themselves bowing out to a younger generation of skiing enthusiasts who looked to open the area to the public and not just the private groups and teams as had been tradition in the past. The newer ownership group has changed a bit over the years and is now majority controlled by the team listed to the side. The ski area is staffed with professional ski patrol and and lift attendants just as any other ski area, but with a summer like setting above 10,000 feet that can sometimes turn to winter at a moments notice. Please note, there is no lodge or warming hut facilities. You could call it backcountry skiing with a lift.
Website: Beartooth