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32-553: Big Sky Resort , known colloquially as Big Sky , is a ski resort within Big Sky, Montana . It is about 50 mi (80.4 km) from Bozeman . The resort takes its name from Montana's nickname as the "Big Sky State". Opened in late 1973, Big Sky Resort has more than 5,800 acres (9.1 sq mi; 23.5 km) of terrain and a vertical drop of 4,350 feet (1,330 m). In July 2013, Big Sky Resort acquired 200 acres (0.8 km) on Spirit Mountain, which were previously owned by Spanish Peaks,

64-643: A Heron-Poma triple chairlift acquired from Copper Mountain in Colorado, installed in 1990 and upgraded to a high speed quad for the 2004-2005 ski season. In the fall of 1995, Big Sky installed the Lone Peak Tram to provide access to expert terrain from the 11,166-foot (3,403 m) Lone Mountain summit. The Shedhorn double chair was also part of this expansion, installed in 1995 on the lower south face of Lone Mountain. The tram increased Big Sky's vertical drop to 4,180 ft (1,275 m). The minimum elevation

96-544: A 10-year, $ 150-million project. The Lone Peak triple chairlift in the bowl was replaced with Powder Seeker , a six-seat high-speed chairlift with heated seats and bubble covers. The same summer, the Challenger double chairlift, which had suffered a mechanical failure, was replaced by a triple chairlift with a conveyor load. In 2018, as part of the Big Sky 2025 plan, Doppelmayr built North America's first ever high speed eight pack in

128-477: A Double Black season pass for 10 days. In early 2022, it was announced that the tram would be replaced by a new tram, starting near the base of Powder Seeker and adjacent to the top station of the future Explorer Gondola. The new tram was constructed and opened for the 2023-2024 season, and features 75 seat cabins. Colloquialism A specific instance of such language is termed a colloquialism. The most common term used in dictionaries to label such an expression

160-635: A name or term commonly used to identify a person or thing in non-specialist language, in place of another usually more formal or technical name. In the philosophy of language , "colloquial language" is ordinary natural language , as distinct from specialized forms used in logic or other areas of philosophy. In the field of logical atomism , meaning is evaluated in a different way than with more formal propositions . Colloquialisms are distinct from slang or jargon . Slang refers to words used only by specific social groups, such as demographics based on region, age, or socio-economic identity. In contrast, jargon

192-600: A private club. In October of the same year, Big Sky Resort acquired the terrain and facilities of Moonlight Basin , a neighboring resort that shared the northern exposure of Lone Mountain. Big Sky Resort also offers meeting space for conferences, weddings, and corporate retreats. The resort was founded by Montana native Chet Huntley , the retired co-anchorman of The Huntley–Brinkley Report of NBC News . Big Sky opened in December 1973, with its main base area at an elevation of 7,510 ft (2,290 m) above sea level , on

224-616: A privately held company (Kircher had transferred ownership of the company to his children in 1976). Son, John Kircher oversaw the Brighton, Cypress Mountain, and Crystal Mountain operations. Son, Stephen Kircher was overseeing the Midwest operations as well as operations at Big Sky Resort. Daughter, Amy Kircher Wright served as the Chairperson of the board. In 2007, Boyne Resorts entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement with CNL Income Properties on

256-467: A second chairlift on Andesite Mountain, was installed in the summer of 1979. The Mad Wolf double climbed Andesite's eastern face and lowered Big Sky's minimum elevation 540 ft (165 m) to 6,970 ft (2,125 m). This increased the area's vertical drop to over 2,800 ft (855 m). The Mad Wolf lift was replaced with the Thunder Wolf high speed quad in 1994. Two lifts were added in

288-400: Is colloquial . Colloquialism or general parlance is distinct from formal speech or formal writing . It is the form of language that speakers typically use when they are relaxed and not especially self-conscious. An expression is labeled colloq. for "colloquial" in dictionaries when a different expression is preferred in formal usage, but this does not mean that the colloquial expression

320-643: Is a barrier to communication for those people unfamiliar with the respective field. Boyne Resorts Boyne Resorts is an owner and operator of ski and golf resorts in North America. The company employs over 10,000 full-time and seasonal staff. It operates 12 resort properties: 10 ski resorts, a lakeside golf resort, an adventure park in the Smokies, and 12 golf courses among them. The company, based in Boyne Falls, Michigan , owns and operates properties in

352-431: Is an aerial tramway that transports guests to the summit of Lone Mountain at 11,166 ft (3,403 m). The original tram was constructed in the fall of 1995, with 15 passenger cabins climbing 1,420 ft (433 m) over a distance of 2,828 ft (862 m) from the summit of Powder Seeker. It provided access to the most difficult terrain at Big Sky Resort, including former Moonlight Basin terrain. Construction

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384-423: Is most commonly used within specific occupations, industries, activities, or areas of interest. Colloquial language includes slang, along with abbreviations, contractions, idioms, turns-of-phrase, and other informal words and phrases known to most native speakers of a language or dialect. Jargon is terminology that is explicitly defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. The term refers to

416-549: Is necessarily slang or non-standard . Some colloquial language contains a great deal of slang, but some contains no slang at all. Slang is often used in colloquial speech, but this particular register is restricted to particular in-groups, and it is not a necessary element of colloquialism. Other examples of colloquial usage in English include contractions or profanity . "Colloquial" should also be distinguished from "non-standard". The difference between standard and non-standard

448-400: Is not necessarily connected to the difference between formal and colloquial. Formal, colloquial, and vulgar language are more a matter of stylistic variation and diction , rather than of the standard and non-standard dichotomy. The term "colloquial" is also equated with "non-standard" at times, in certain contexts and terminological conventions. A colloquial name or familiar name is

480-664: The U.S. states of Michigan , Montana , Washington , Maine , New Hampshire , Tennessee , and Utah , and the Canadian province of British Columbia . Boyne Resorts was founded by Everett Kircher, Jim Christianson and John Norton in 1947. They purchased a steep hill in Northern Michigan for $ 1 from former State Senator Pierson. Then the co-founders bought a single chairlift from Sun Valley in Idaho and installed it at their Northern Michigan resort as its first lift. This chairlift

512-512: The 1980s, Gondola Two was installed in parallel to the first gondola, and the Challenger double chair served upper-elevation expert terrain on the north edge of the ski area. A tow was later added above this lift. Gondola Two was replaced with a Doppelmayr high speed quad, Swift Current 4, in 1997. The eighth lift at Big Sky was the Southern Comfort on the south side of Andesite Mountain,

544-574: The 1990s, Boyne purchased golf courses in Michigan and Florida . 1997 brought along the company's fifth ski resort, Crystal Mountain , Washington . In 2001, Boyne added its first Canadian resort, Cypress Mountain outside Vancouver , British Columbia . Cypress Mountain was the host to all the Freestyle and Snowboard events for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. In 2002, the company's founder and visionary, Everett Kircher died; his children maintained Boyne as

576-693: The Gatlinburg SkiLift, Brighton and Cypress Mountain. The leases run for at least 40 years to Boyne for operations and all have buy back provisions. Later in 2007, Boyne purchased Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine from The American Skiing Company and entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement with CNL Income Properties with similar 40-year leases. On September 19, 2007, Boyne announced their purchase of CNL Income Properties leases for The Summit at Snoqualmie , Washington , and Loon Mountain , New Hampshire , from Booth Creek Resorts. This purchase made Boyne

608-562: The eastern face of the 11,167-foot (3,404 m) Lone Mountain, the sixty-seventh highest mountain in Montana, and the seventh-highest mountain in the state outside of the Beartooth Range . The first three lifts installed included a gondola and two chairlifts . The enclosed gondola carried four skiers per cabin, and climbed 1,525 feet (465 m) to an elevation of 9,040 ft (2,755 m). The nearby Lone Peak triple chairlift provided

640-702: The form of the Ramcharger 8, which replaced an existing Doppelmayr high speed quad from the base area to the summit of Andesite Mountain and has many of the same features as Powder Seeker. Billed as "the most technologically advanced lift ever built," it opened on December 15, 2018. The original high speed quad was reinstalled on Lone Peak, where it replaced the Shedhorn double chairlift. Winter activities include skiing and snowboarding, seven terrain parks, zip-line , and snowshoeing . Summer attractions include zip-lines, archery , tennis , hiking , and mountain biking trails on

672-419: The language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Similar to slang, it is shorthand used to express ideas, people, and things that are frequently discussed between members of a group. Unlike slang, it is often developed deliberately. While a standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage amongst practitioners of relevant disciplines, it is often reported that jargon

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704-625: The largest family owned ski resort operator in North America in terms of number of resorts, and second in number of skier visits at almost 3.6 million visitors. Boyne Resorts also holds or held numerous patents on snowmaking technologies and has unveiled its latest technology in the Boyne Low E Fan Gun throughout its eastern resorts. In 2016, CNL Income Properties sold all six of the ski resorts they leased to Boyne to Och-Ziff Capital Management . On March 31, 2017, John Kircher, son of co-founder, acquired Crystal Mountain by trading it with his shares in

736-518: The lift-served maximum of 9,800 ft (2,985 m), unloading at the bowl 1,366 ft (416 m) beneath Lone Mountain's summit, providing a vertical drop of just under 2,300 ft (700 m), and the Explorer double chair served novice terrain just above the base. The fourth lift was the Andesite double, which climbed the north face of adjacent Andesite Mountain to 8,700 ft (2,650 m); it

768-610: The main base area. In 1990 the Shoshone Condominium Hotel and the Yellowstone Conference Center were built. In April 2000, Boyne Resorts announced that an estimated $ 400 million in improvements would take place over the next ten years to the Mountain Village and the ski area. Later in 2000, the $ 54 million Summit Hotel was completed. In late 2007, the $ 25 million Village Center Complex

800-703: The mountain. Golf and horseback riding are available near the Meadow Village at an elevation of 6,300 feet (1,920 m), between the ski area and US-191 . Big Sky's main summit (Lone Peak) sits at an elevation of 11,166 feet. All of the resorts terrain faces all four points on a compass, with most of the terrain either facing north, or east. Big Sky has one of the largest chairlift fleets of any ski area North America. The resort has 31 chairlifts, of which ten are detachable lifts , five of those lifts having blue bubbles. In 2013, Moonlight Basin and Spanish Peaks were absorbed into Big Sky's lift system. Spanish Peaks

832-599: The region at Boyne Highlands in 1966. After Boyne passed opportunities to acquire Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming, they closed a deal to purchase Chet Huntley 's Big Sky Resort in 1976, only a few years after its opening in December 1973, and now is the second-largest ski resort in the United States by acreage. In 1986, Boyne purchased Brighton outside of Salt Lake City, Utah . In

864-528: Was completed by the high-altitude construction firm Matrix, based in Alaska . Beginning in the summer 2012 season, Big Sky introduced daily summer tram rides to take visitors to the top of Lone Peak, called the Lone Peak Expedition. Starting in the 2021/2022 season, access to the tram required the purchase of a tram pass pack, individual day passes between $ 20-$ 80 USD, a Gold season pass for unlimited access, or

896-448: Was formerly a private ski area, while Moonlight Basin was initially an independent ski area. When absorbed in 2013, both areas increased the Big Sky's lift count by nine lifts, which included two detachable chairs. Blue highlight indicates chairlifts with blue bubbles. These lifts are marked on the trail map with a Purple highlight, and are operated privately. In total, there are 9 lifts in this category. The Lone Peak Tram

928-400: Was lowered further in the fall of 1999, with the addition of a used triple chairlift from Keystone Resort in Colorado, starting at a base elevation of 6,800 ft (2,075 m) at Lone Moose Meadows. This increased the ski area's total vertical drop to 4,350 ft (1,330 m), with the maximum continuous vertical drop increased to 4,100 ft (1,250 m) from the top of the tram to

960-699: Was opened. In 2007, Big Sky expanded the skiing opportunities on the south face of Lone Peak with the reinstallation of the original Southern Comfort triple chairlift as the Dakota chairlift on the south side of Lone Peak, providing access to the accompanying out-of-bounds sidecountry, Dakota Territory. Gondola One was retired in the summer of 2008, dismantled due to the rising cost of repairs. Big Sky's neighbor on its north boundary, Moonlight Basin , merged with Big Sky Resort in October 2013. In 2016, Big Sky Resort installed two new Doppelmayr chairlifts as part of BigSky2025,

992-553: Was renamed Ram's Horn in 1978, and replaced with the Ramcharger high speed quad in 1990. Boyne Resorts purchased the resort in 1976, following Huntley's death from cancer in March 1974, and the decision of owner Chrysler Corporation to divest its real estate development assets. The resort grew steadily over the following decades, adding lifts and more than tripling the terrain available for skiing and snowboarding. The fifth lift,

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1024-475: Was the first ever built and is still in service today, it has been upgraded several times. In 1954, Boyne built and opened Gatlinburg SkyLift in Tennessee, a scenic chairlift that operated as a year-round tourist attraction. In 1963, Boyne Highlands in Northern Michigan was added and by 1967, Boyne Mountain expanded to include additional lifts and a golf course. Robert Trent Jones designed the first resort course in

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