Bigfork Community Nordic Center (BCNC) is located on Montana State land at the corner of Foothills road & Jewel Basin road. Over 10 kilometers of varied terrain (including flat, rolling and challenging hills) are groomed 5 days per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from December thru March 31.
In accordance with Montana State Law, skiers using Bigfork Community Nordic Center are required to have a valid “Montana Recreational Use License.”
We pay an annual State “Land Use License” fee of $800 to the MT Department of State Lands for the use of the BCNC trail system. We also expend considerable funds each week to maintain the trails, as well as maintain grooming equipment.
Our BCNC trails are groomed for skiers. Snowshoers are welcome, but please observe posted trail etiquette signs.
We specifically request that hikers (without snowshoes), snowmobilers, ATV-ers, snow-bikers and fat bikers respect the intended ski use of our trail system and find other areas to recreate.
BCNC DOG POLICY: Dog tracks and dog “dirt” damage the groomed trail surface. PlEASE respect the intended use of and considerable expense invested in the BCNC Nordic trails. Thank you!
Bigfork Community Nordic Center
4643 Foothill Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901, USA
12 March, 2025 10:06
Warm and rainy…There isn’t enough snow coverage to last through this next rainy stretch so this if officially the end of the 24/25 season at BCNC. Thank you so much for your support of the trails, we couldn’t make it happen without the community backing! Please consider an end of ski season donation to help us make it another year. There are some significant costs coming up for next ski season…Our main snowmobile has a major repair needed (gear box is blown up) and the bridge across Noisy Creek needs to be replaced as it is rotten and we temporarily braced it for this season. Thanks again for your continued support and enjoy a summer filled with outdoor activity!
11 March, 2025 06:09
35 degrees and trails were groomed last night. Looking at the upcoming weather forecast and condition of the trails this may be our last grooming..😭 come on out this morning for one last ski! If any of the lower loops hold up to the rain that’s supposed to come we’ll groom Friday for the weekend…enjoy!
10 March, 2025 07:05
39 degrees and no grooming today. Snow is too soft to try and groom…we’re losing snow fast! Lower loops have good coverage but upper loops have lots of bare spots….we’ll see if we can sneak in a grooming tonight.
9 March, 2025 07:39
Currently 26 degrees, lower loops and Blackfoot and Wildcat loop were groomed last night. Should be great skiing in the morning! Birch and Crater trail were not groomed and are done for the year..😢 come on out and enjoy, we don’t have much season left….
8 March, 2025 07:01
Currently 26 degrees, all trails were groomed last night. Should be great skiing today! If it turns into a sunny day it will soften up and get slow and sticky. The last few days skiing has been great from about 10:00 until 12:30 or so. Lots of bare ground and rocks starting to show on the hills, this may be one of the last (if not the last) grooming that we do on some of the upper loops….so come on out and enjoy!!
7 March, 2025 06:36
17 degrees currently and all trails were groomed last night. Should be some fast and fun skiing in the morning! Trails are getting soft and slow around noon to early afternoon. Old track is still there on the lower loops. Watch for bare ground and rocks starting to show. Come and get it while you can!
6 March, 2025 07:11
17 degrees currently, all trails were groomed last night. Track was set on the lower loops a few days ago so they will be getting shallow and icy. We are in the freeze thaw cycles so trails will be pretty frozen in the morning. Prime time skiing will probably be around 9:30-10:00, just as the snow starts to warm but hasn’t gotten soft yet. Looks to be another warm weekend so come and get it before we lose all our snow! This weekend may be the last time we’re able to groom the upper loops…..enjoy!
5 March, 2025 07:32
36 degrees, no grooming today as it didn’t freeze and it’s a bit soft out. Looks like it may freeze tonight, we may try and groom tonight so it sets up well for tomorrow…
4 March, 2025 07:10
33 degrees with a very light dusting of snow. Lower loops were groomed last night in the hope it would freeze nice corduroy. It only got to 33 degrees so there is a top layer of frozen over soft snow. It’s going to be a bit of a toss up if it skis real nice or a bit sketchy with frozen on top of soft snow…new track was set, we didn’t make it to the upper loops cause some time was spent shoveling snow over bare spots.
3 March, 2025 08:11
25 degrees, no grooming this morning. Trails will be a frozen boiler plate this morning and will soften up and become more skiable as the day goes on. We plan to groom tonight so skiing should be decent tomorrow…