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Red Lodge Mountain ski resort

The short answer

Red Lodge Mountain has about 33 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 2,159 m up to 2,858 m (9,377 ft), a vertical drop of 699 m. By mapped runs it is number 86 of the 131 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yellowstone Regional (COD), about 79 km away in a straight line.

Red Lodge Mountain: runs from 2,159 m to 2,858 m, a vertical drop of 699 m2,2002,4002,6002,800Top of the highest mapped run: 2,858 m (9,377 ft)Top 2,858 m · 9,377 ftBase 2,159 m · 7,083 ft699 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,858 m9,377 ft
Vertical drop
699 m2,293 ft
Mapped runs
33 km58 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 18% (6.1 km), Intermediate 43% (14.5 km), Advanced 34% (11.3 km), Expert 5% (1.7 km)Easy: 6.1 km, 9 runs (18%)18%EasyIntermediate: 14.5 km, 20 runs (43%)43%IntermediateAdvanced: 11.3 km, 27 runs (34%)34%AdvancedExpert: 1.7 km, 2 runs (5%)

About 18% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 43% intermediate and 39% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy96.1 km
Intermediate2014.5 km
Advanced2711.3 km
Expert21.7 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Yellowstone Regional (COD)Cody79 km
Billings Logan (BIL)Billings94 km
Yellowstone (WYS)West Yellowstone149 km
Salt Lake City (SLC)Salt Lake City533 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Red Lodge Mountain?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,858 m (9,377 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,159 m (7,083 ft), a vertical of 699 m (2,293 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Red Lodge Mountain have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 33 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Red Lodge Mountain?

Yellowstone Regional (COD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 79 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Red Lodge Mountain piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.