The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Montana

The Upper Corbly Natty Halfpipe is a pretty nice place to get down and out of the wind that plagues lines on the East side. Its only about 400 feet long, but pretty fun when filled in with perfect buff....

The Upper Caravan Traverse can be used to bail out of Caravan early if the conditions aren't good, or you simply want to get into Close Call. Ski just right of the trees on the left side of Caravan, head left as the trees stop, and Caravan fades right....

Track leading you back to Bridger Bowl after skiing to the South of the area. If coming from Bridger Peak, take a low angle traverse up and North. Eventually you will come into an old clear cut, keep to the higher side and on the edge of the old growth....

This traverse is a must for those not wanting to head into the rowdy exits of Tight Squeeze, Never Never, and Right Side. You can take it all the way North past Kanzler's and The Burn, getting back to the top of Bridger chair....

The 1st Finger is the widest and shortest of the Fingers, but can have the best snow. Not many people ski the 1st because it's only about 150ft long. It's not that steep, and is a great first hike for a kid....

The South Bowl Traverse heads North along the top of the South Bowl from the top of Pierre's chair. It gets you to the top of Emil's, and all the other tree skiing to the North....

Slushman's Ravine South is a great run on any day. It has a slight North aspect, so it doesn't get hit too hard by the sun. It can get choppy, but doesn't form real moguls....

One Time Only is a great first High Traverse run on a powder day. It can get pretty skied out and bumpy, but the bumps usually stay chalky. There are usually primo turns to be had before it rolls over and gets pretty rocky for a few feet....

Z Fan is the wide open powder field at the bottom of most runs in D Route. It is usually nice pow until later in the year when the sun can affect it a little bit....

The Teton Traverse is an option for those wanting easy powder turns after Mad Man's has been skied out. It gets you into the wide open apron just to the North, where Sometimes/ Lewis and Clark/ Cuckoo's come down....

The Lower Caravan Traverse is your way out of Slushman's Ravine without having to go through the crux. It starts about 40ft above the crux chute, and heads across the top of Trap Door, around to Close Call....

Lower Mundy's is the fall line exit out of Mundy's Bowl. It starts out in pecker trees, then funnels you into a series of gullys. It gets skied a bunch, and often has moguls....

The Skier's Traverse allows people to access the runs to the North quicker and easier. It goes across the Chute's, the top of Bridger Gully, into lower Hidden, and Northwest to name just a few....

The 3 Bears Traverse is used to access the Northern most runs off the Bridger chair. It runs along the tops of Baby, Mama, and Papa Bear, as well as heading around the corner to the bottom of The Apron....

Lower Slushman's Ravine is where a lot of upper lines eventually finish. You will eventually be in the Lower Ravine if you ski anything from Ravine South to Close call to name a few....

The West gully of Mount Republic is a great way back to Cooke or Silver Gate after a long day shredding Republic bowl, but is also a nice one and done line in itself....

The North-east Bow on Henderson Mountain is a great choice when snow stability is good. This wide open 1000 feet bowl has a few gullies and wind lips that can be played on....

Rob's Knob is one of the easier zones to ski in the Lulu Pass area. It consists of a couple open meadows as well as a few tree chutes that are about 35 degrees....

The West gully of the Fin is a nice long run. It's great late in the day run during the spring and early summer. The first hundred feet or so will have to be walked down due to westerly winds....