big sky news

HabiHut: A novel alternative

The HabiHut team travelled to Kenya in May to document the installation and unveiling of a solar water kiosk in that country. Read more

Big Decision: Ophir and Ennis schools count votes May 8

School board elections are Tuesday, May 8, at Ophir School. Read more

Group enters final stretch to get Big Sky signs

The group that has worked for two years to get new directory signs and an entryway monument in Big Sky jumped another hurdle on May Day after getting final approval from the Big Sky Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee. Read more

To grab a gobbler

Wild turkeys, not unlike the whiskey for which they provided the namesake, can bring an otherwise sane person to the heights of elation, the depths of depression, or the brink of madness. Read more

Leading up to resort tax appropriations, Big Sky businesses update community on looming changes

The meeting was also attended by the A/D Creative Group hired by the Chamber for a three-year, three-phase marketing plan, the second phase of which the Chamber has asked for funding from the resort tax board. Read more

Generations of skiers converge for Greg Stump’s “Legend of Aahhhs” in Big Sky

Donning a style that was for us—as children of the ‘80s—not exactly “retro,” my ski partner and I drove up from Belgrade to Lone Peak Cinema. Read more

Despite arguments, school districts won’t likely change borders in near future

What makes this geographical border of interest is twofold: two wealthy Madison County districts located in Big Sky are served mostly by Gallatin County, separated by a rugged mountain range and private road from the county where they pay taxes, and Ennis’s new $10 million school that was built amidst confusion and perhaps bad advice and was found in December 2011 to have been built with illegally raised, non-levied school district funds. Read more

Ennis School Board candidates

Four candidates are running for two, three-year spots on the Ennis School Board. Explorebigsky.com's Taylor Anderson caught up with the candidates to ask them questions regarding their positions. Read more

Study: Gallatin County healthiest county in Montana

For the third straight year, Gallatin County is Montana's healthiest. But it also has some habits that, if broken, could make it healthier. Read more

Checking in on the state of Big Sky

How is the school doing and when will its new changes be implemented? What is the real name of Route 64 in Big Sky? What is the status of the $24 million Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center Big Sky applied for? Read more