Big Sky Resort - Ramcharger reviews
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Crap 2+ years drive by
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Played on:Aug 14, 2010
Played the course:once
Pros:
-You get to ride a chairlift?
Cons:
-All holes are wooden posts painted blue at the top
-Holes are spread out and sometimes hard to find. They are numbered, but the number is on the ground
-Tee pads are natural and uneven
-Course ends 2/3 of the way down the mountain resulting in a long steep walk back to the base area
-Holes are all steep downhill, and much shorter than they could be
-No obstacles, all holes shoot straight down the middle of a ski run
-$19 DOLLARS (plus tax!)
-Holes are spread out and sometimes hard to find. They are numbered, but the number is on the ground
-Tee pads are natural and uneven
-Course ends 2/3 of the way down the mountain resulting in a long steep walk back to the base area
-Holes are all steep downhill, and much shorter than they could be
-No obstacles, all holes shoot straight down the middle of a ski run
-$19 DOLLARS (plus tax!)
Other Thoughts:
The Big Sky Ski Resort peak course is a 9 hole downhill course that works its way from the top of one of the lifts down the mountain. Lodgepole forests surround the wide open ski runs, and never play a role in any of the holes. Beautiful vistas of the surrounding mountain range are the only distraction from the shockingly bad course you are playing.
Hole one begins near the top of the lift and shoots over a ridge to a blind hole just over the ridge. A sign notifies you that the course is 'par 3 for pros and par 4 for ams.' All holes are easily obtainable in 3 shots, so I am pretty sure by 'Am's' they mean 'children.'
Walks between holes sometimes exceed 100 yards, and there are no signs pointing you in the right direction. The HUGE map provided at the base is completely incorrect for the first 4 holes.
There is only one more blind hole on the course, and it is a slightly left turning hole along a relatively flat ski run. Still no trees or obstructions to deal with. The rest of the course are holes down intermediate runs that are quite short considering the amount of land they had to work with.
One disappointing thing was reaching a tee pad, seeing an awesome opportunity for a long downhill shot, then noticing the post about 250-300 feet away, in the middle of the run, in a location that has absolutely no reason behind it. These holes were all short and simple enough that they were just a matter of aiming a putter in the right direction.
Hole after hole of saying "Really?" when arriving to the teepad left for probably the most disappointing round I have ever had. Furthermore, it ends 2/3 of the way down the mountain. We could see some abandoned tee pads on the walk down, and just chucked our discs from them out into the nothing just for fun. This apparently used to be an 18 hole course that was shortened for the installation of a skeet course at the peak. I have no idea why they removed the last few holes working their way back to the base. Probably because at that point you have discovered that you have been scammed out of 19 dollars and change and just want to quit.
The lift ticket allows you to ride the chairlift twice. We didn't even bother because the course was not fun at all. I was really excited for it after reading the review of it in the 18 hole layout. I got excited toward the end... at hole 7, you notice you are still quite a ways up the hill from the bottom. You are thinking 'There have GOT to be some epic downhills coming up!' But no, 2 more lame holes and the course just ends, leaving you in the middle of a ski run far from anything. If you are in the Big Sky area, go play Buckhorn Ridge, which is one of my favorite courses in Montana. Its free and only about 5 miles away.
Hole one begins near the top of the lift and shoots over a ridge to a blind hole just over the ridge. A sign notifies you that the course is 'par 3 for pros and par 4 for ams.' All holes are easily obtainable in 3 shots, so I am pretty sure by 'Am's' they mean 'children.'
Walks between holes sometimes exceed 100 yards, and there are no signs pointing you in the right direction. The HUGE map provided at the base is completely incorrect for the first 4 holes.
There is only one more blind hole on the course, and it is a slightly left turning hole along a relatively flat ski run. Still no trees or obstructions to deal with. The rest of the course are holes down intermediate runs that are quite short considering the amount of land they had to work with.
One disappointing thing was reaching a tee pad, seeing an awesome opportunity for a long downhill shot, then noticing the post about 250-300 feet away, in the middle of the run, in a location that has absolutely no reason behind it. These holes were all short and simple enough that they were just a matter of aiming a putter in the right direction.
Hole after hole of saying "Really?" when arriving to the teepad left for probably the most disappointing round I have ever had. Furthermore, it ends 2/3 of the way down the mountain. We could see some abandoned tee pads on the walk down, and just chucked our discs from them out into the nothing just for fun. This apparently used to be an 18 hole course that was shortened for the installation of a skeet course at the peak. I have no idea why they removed the last few holes working their way back to the base. Probably because at that point you have discovered that you have been scammed out of 19 dollars and change and just want to quit.
The lift ticket allows you to ride the chairlift twice. We didn't even bother because the course was not fun at all. I was really excited for it after reading the review of it in the 18 hole layout. I got excited toward the end... at hole 7, you notice you are still quite a ways up the hill from the bottom. You are thinking 'There have GOT to be some epic downhills coming up!' But no, 2 more lame holes and the course just ends, leaving you in the middle of a ski run far from anything. If you are in the Big Sky area, go play Buckhorn Ridge, which is one of my favorite courses in Montana. Its free and only about 5 miles away.
