Big Sky, MT

Every good ski area has a split personality—part nurturer, part dominatrix. But no resort behaves more like Jekyll and Hyde than Moonlight Basin, the resort 45 miles south of Bozeman that shares a boundary with Big Sky. First it lulls you, then it tries to kill you.

The lull part: ...

Whitefish, MT

This resort's close proximity to Glacier National Park affords some downright jaw-dropping views straight from the slopes. And if the towering, craggy peaks of the Flathead Range aren't enough to astound, skiers at Whitefish Mountain Resort will also shred through eerie yet spectacular fields of ...