Red Lodge Mountain ski resort: snow, terrain & trip planner

Montana, United States · Base 6,939 ft · Summit 9,400 ft · Vertical 2,461 ft

Updated Nov 15, 2026, 22:00 UTC: usually opens around Nov 22.

Red Lodge Mountain snow report

Nov 15: closed; no new snow forecast in the next 7 days.

Status from the resort's snow report (redlodgemountain.com); forecast and modeled snow from Veabird's snow model. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

Opens ~Nov 22

Opens around Nov 22, with only 0.5 in. forecast, most on Tuesday.

Spans beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers; the week of Dec 27 will be busiest.

Grades from Veabird's snow model; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

18% of its mapped runs are beginner terrain, 43% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert. That makes it a good pick for beginners.

■ Beginner 18% · ■ Intermediate 43% · ■ Advanced 39%

58 mapped runs (about 21 miles) and 7 lifts.

Shares of mapped run length from OpenSkiMap (OpenStreetMap contributors); advanced includes expert terrain. Official acreage splits can differ.

Day tickets are usually cheapest bought online, in advance, from the resort's site.

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