{"id":1021,"date":"2025-12-11T23:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.distinctmag.com\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:10:26","slug":"a-new-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.distinctmag.com\/index.php\/a-new-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bc0781d\" data-block-id=\"bc0781d\"><style>.stk-bc0781d .stk--block-align-bc0781d{align-items:center !important;}.stk-bc0781d-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--50, 1.5rem) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-bc0781d-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 1rem) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--block-align-bc0781d stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bc0781d-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d60e621\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d60e621\"><style>.stk-d60e621-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-d60e621 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-d60e621 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d60e621-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d60e621-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-763e260\" data-block-id=\"763e260\"><style>.stk-763e260 .stk-img-wrapper{aspect-ratio:3\/4 !important;width:100% !important;height:612px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15213455\/Big-Sky-Ski-Snowboard-Powder-2025-JB-TCC08032-1-e1765837893162.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15213455\/Big-Sky-Ski-Snowboard-Powder-2025-JB-TCC08032-1-e1765837893162.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15213455\/Big-Sky-Ski-Snowboard-Powder-2025-JB-TCC08032-1-e1765837893162-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15213455\/Big-Sky-Ski-Snowboard-Powder-2025-JB-TCC08032-1-e1765837893162-768x724.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/upload.distinctmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15213455\/Big-Sky-Ski-Snowboard-Powder-2025-JB-TCC08032-1-e1765837893162-410x386.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c0ac178\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c0ac178\"><style>.stk-c0ac178-container{margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;max-width:1500px !important;min-width:auto !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c0ac178 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-c0ac178 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c0ac178-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c0ac178-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5af4282f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-66bc854\" data-block-id=\"66bc854\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\">This winter season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigskyresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Sky Resort<\/a> concludes its decade-long transformation with the debut of the new, two-stage <strong>Explorer Gondola<\/strong>. The high-speed, enclosed lift will carry skiers from base to summit\u201411,166 feet above sea level\u2014with a mid-mountain learning zone and seamless access to 5,800 acres of skiable terrain. The expansion connects more of Lone Peak\u2019s legendary bowls and wide-open groomers, making the mountain\u2019s<br>once-intimidating scale feel effortlessly within reach for every level of skier. At the summit, a new glass-enclosed viewing platform will offer 360-degree views across three states and two national parks, with a transparent floor suspended above Big Sky\u2019s most extreme terrain. Together, the new features not only makes Lone Peak accessible to novice, intermediate, or even non-skiers\u2014it turns the summit into a year-round destination.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This winter season, Big Sky Resort concludes its decade-long transformation with the debut of the new, two-stage Explorer Gondola. 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