Ski and Snowboard Lessons
With 5,850 acres of skiable terrain, our ski instructors and mountain guides can help skiers and riders of all levels navigate the mountain and make the most of your experience.
Big Sky Resort Mountain Sports School
Lessons, guides, and unforgettable experiences
Take your skiing or riding to the next level with our diverse offering of ski and snowboard lessons. Lessons allow you to improve your technique, learn a new lifelong sport, or explore the ins and outs of our mountain. Our certified instructors are equipped to help skiers and snowboarders of all levels and ages.
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Build Your Skills with Multi-Day Lessons
Improve your skiing or riding and build confidence by working on multiple skills and a variety of terrain. Multi-day lessons allow you to work with an instructor for a longer time and see better results.
Explore More with Certified Instructors
Whether you have been skiing Big Sky for decades or are new to the mountain, there are always new pockets of terrain to explore. Let our certified instructors and guides help you explore the resort safely.
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Private Lessons
Book a personalized ski or snowboard lesson. Our private instructors will help you learn new skills and boost your confidence.
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Group Lessons
Improve your skiing or snowboarding and get the best value with a group lesson.
Guided Experiences
Explore the best Big Sky has to offer with a professional guide. Choose from a variety of unique experiences, from Night Skiing to Tram Guides.
Kids Lessons
With an emphasis on technique, we provide a fun learning environment for your child to build solid skills that they will utilize throughout their skiing or riding career.
Kids Seasonal Programs
Our youth seasonal lesson programs provide a fun learning environment for your child to build solid skills that they will utilize throughout their skiing or riding career.
Adult Seasonal Clinics
Master the Mountain and Calamity Janes are multi-week ski programs for adults to refine skills on groomed, powder, moguls, and off-groomed terrain.
Summit Pursuits with Dan Egan
Join Ski Hall of Fame legend Dan Egan and Big Sky’s top Mountain Sports Pros for Summit Pursuits, a three-day journey into the art of skiing and snowboarding on Lone Mountain’s legendary terrain.
Adaptive Lessons
Big Sky Resort partners with local non-profit Eagle Mount to provide lessons and guides for skiers and snowboarders or all ages and a range of disabilities.
Mountain Sports FAQs
All our Mountain Sports lessons and programs can be booked online, over the phone, or in person at the Mountain Sports office during winter operating hours.
For the best availability, book online in advance. We do sell out of lessons on busy days, if there is no availability online please contact us by phone at 800-548-4486.
Rental equipment is not included with lessons or Headlamp Night Skiing and must be purchased separately. Mountain Sports does not have its own rental equipment. Small Fry Try lessons for 2-4-year-olds are the only exception, as we provide kid's rentals with these lessons, subject to availability.
The Mountain Village lessons meet on the snow side of the Snowcrest Lodge, near the Swift Current lift. The Summit, Huntley Lodge, Village Center and Shoshone Condominiums are within walking distance. The Madison Base is 4 miles past the turn off to Mountain Village. This location is ideal for guests staying in or near Moonlight Basin. Montage & Spanish Peaks location is for Spanish Peaks Club members and their guests and lodging guests of the Montage. Please note, if you are in ski in/ski out lodging you may need to drive to the base area depending on your groups ability level.